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Some lawmakers believe they have found a solution to high prescription drug prices. They claim that they can simply mandate lower drug prices into existence, and are considering legislation to do that. Price controls have been tried throughout history but have never worked. Food, fuel, and yes, drug price controls have all been tried by […]
West Virginia was quick to the draw during the COVID-19 pandemic when it came to meeting the health care needs of its residents. The state’s rural and mountainous geography makes it difficult for many patients to find and access care. So, West Virginia came up with a solution: Remove, at least temporarily, restrictions on the […]
The House Energy and Commerce Committee met earlier this month to consider a bill that would reduce medical innovation and harm patient health: drug price controls. The bill, H.R. 3, would allow Washington bureaucrats to fix prices for prescription medications, regardless of patient need or doctor recommendation. We all want lower drug prices, but price […]
MANCHESTER, NH – State and national press covered Americans for Prosperity (AFP)’s ad and grassroots campaigns on driving opposition to eliminate the filibuster and President Biden’s $4 trillion “infrastructure” proposal. AFP-NH recently hosted an event featuring AFP President Tim Phillips as he discussed why U.S. Representative Chris Pappas and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan need to […]
White House and Congress Should Repeal Outdated Law as Costs Continue to Rise (ARLINGTON, VA) – Today, The White House announced a temporary waiver of the Jones Act in order to ease anticompetitive shipping restrictions dating from 1920. The Biden administration noted that the waiver only applied to a single tanker and they are considering […]
DENVER – Today, the Colorado Taxpayers Coalition, a group of local, state, and national advocacy partners focused on protecting Colorado taxpayers by defeating the legislature’s new gas tax legislation, announced the expansion of the coalition ahead of the final Senate vote. New members include Springs Taxpayers and Broomfield Taxpayer Matters. The bill, SB21-260, would initially […]
This month, Americans for Prosperity kicked off End Washington Waste: Stop the Spending Spree, a campaign to oppose President Biden’s $4 trillion “infrastructure” package, a spending boondoggle that would leave most Americans worse off. The proposal, which is one of the most expensive in history, would require one of the largest tax increases in American […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today launched a full-scale national grassroots campaign focusing on 27 lawmakers, including Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (FL-7), in order to drive opposition to President Biden’s $4 trillion “infrastructure” proposal, a wasteful partisan spending spree of counterproductive policies that have nothing to do with improving roads and bridges, paid for by one of the largest […]
As America recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, we’re all looking for signs of a robust recovery. A growing economy should mean more jobs, rising wages, and the opportunity for millions to rebuild what was lost over the last year. Signs have been encouraging, with an economic growth rate that’s the highest in years. At the […]
