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Nearly 40 percent of the new spending in Senator Bernie Sanders’ proposed $3.5 trillion “infrastructure” plan would go to expanding government-funded health insurance. Believe it or not, that $1.3 trillion in new health care spending is bigger than Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act. About 40 percent bigger, in fact. And the purpose […]
MANCHESTER, NH – With U.S. Representative Chris Pappas not holding public town halls during the congressional recess, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) brought constituents to meet with Rep. Chris Pappas at his office. Despite heavy rain, Granite Staters were determined to make their voices heard that Rep. Pappas should vote no on the $4.7 trillion […]
While polling shows that immigration continues to rank among important priorities for Congress to address, progress has been slow. Different bills have gained support – including the bipartisan Border Solutions Act – but no significant legislation has been approved this year. Congress is failing to act even though obvious border challenges point to the importance […]
Earlier this summer we detailed how the president’s “infrastructure” plan would hurt your health care. Events have progressed quickly since then. The Senate recently passed a $1.2 trillion “hard infrastructure” package, and Senator Bernie Sanders is now proposing a $3.5 trillion spending spree that would grant government greater control over our health care system. In […]
The Senate on Tuesday voted 69-30 to pass a $1.2 trillion “infrastructure” package. If some of these senators figured that voting for the “bipartisan” legislation could forestall another, costlier bill, they were dead wrong. The very next day, the Senate voted to approve a partisan budget blueprint for a $3.5 trillion package — whose real […]
“Michigan taxpayers have a right to have their opposition heard.” LANSING, MI — Americans for Prosperity – Michigan (AFP-MI) today urged members of the state’s Congressional Delegation to hold public town halls across the state so constituents have a chance to voice their concerns about the massive amount of new spending being considered in Washington under […]
Guest contributor Karen Anderson, founder of Freelancers Against AB5, shares another cautionary tale from California, this time detailing how franchisees have lost income and opportunity as a result of the ABC test found in that state’s AB 5 law. This same test would be applied nationwide if Congress passes the PRO Act. As the Protecting the Right […]
Under the guise of infrastructure, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and his allies are plotting the biggest expansion of government-run health care since the Affordable Care Act (ACA, a.k.a. Obamacare). In fact, if recent news reports are accurate, it is more than 60 percent bigger than the ACA. The tragedy is that much of the proposed […]
In November 2020, Arizona voters narrowly approved a ballot initiative, Proposition 208, that called for a 3.5 percent income tax surcharge on individual and small business taxpayers who earn more than $250,000 a year. According to Americans for Prosperity – Arizona State Director Stephen Shadegg, there were two problems with this measure. First, it would […]
