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House and Senate leaders are scrambling to save their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation by cutting back on its contents. Things are not going well. As lawmakers negotiated to reduce the scope of the massive spending plan, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema continues to oppose key provisions, including the bill’s tax increases, and West Virginia Sen. Joe […]
Public accommodations laws “help ensure a free and open economy.” Traditionally, public accommodations laws have been applied to, well, public accommodations, such as hotels, or “what the old common law promised to any member of the public wanting a meal at the inn, that accepting the usual terms of service, they will not be turned […]
I vividly remember September 11, 2001, and the horrific events that occurred that day. Last month, our country joined together to remember the victims of this horrific attack and our brave first responders who boldly entered the chaos to ensure every possible life was saved. It’s hard for any American alive that day to forget […]
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Tomorrow, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) will host its second Health Care Anywhere event in Spartanburg where the grassroots group will discuss how the government is getting in the way of South Carolinians accessing quality health care and what citizens can do to put a stop to it. RSVPed media are welcome to attend. […]
Certificate-of-need laws result in higher health care costs, reduced access to important medical services, and worse patient outcomes, according to a new report from Americans for Prosperity Foundation. In Virginia, South Carolina, Michigan, and Iowa, the four states in which the effects of CON restrictions are covered in Permission to care: How certificate of need laws harm patients and stifle […]
Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia have laws on the books that make quality, affordable health care more difficult to access. These restrictions, called certificate-of-need laws, prevent hospitals and other providers from making necessary investments in their services, equipment, and facilities without government permission. While CON laws are intended to ensure that providers don’t […]
Senator Bernie Sanders’ $3.5 trillion “infrastructure” package — costing, in reality, over $5 trillion without Congress’ legislative gimmicks — is marketed as a revamp of America’s “hard” as well as “human” infrastructure. But on what, exactly, does this proposal spend so much money? A deeper dive into the provisions reveals the sad truth: Lawmakers are […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) expressed disapproval on the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s decision to rescind a rule amending the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that would have improved our ability to build, improve, and maintain infrastructure by facilitating more efficient, effective, and timely NEPA reviews by Federal agencies. Although initially […]
Grassroots activists are ready to hold Representatives Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens accountable for voting against the best interests of their constituents LANSING, Mich. — Grassroots activists with the Michigan chapter of Americans for Prosperity are rallying and making their voices heard loudly at the President’s visit to Howell, Mich. today. The group, and its numerous […]
