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In a pair of new reports, the Congressional Budget Office has provided its regular update to projections about federal spending, revenues, and debt over the next 10 years. The results aren’t encouraging, as both spending and debt are on an unsustainable path. According to the CBO, public debt is on track to be double the […]
“We want anything that the government does at this point to be timely and targeted, and really helping of folks in need. Too much in this legislation doesn’t reach this goal.” That’s the message Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips delivered on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal on Wednesday morning. He went on the program to discuss Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, […]
To lower prices, increase quality, and expand access to health care, Americans need a personal option, one that relies on greater choice and competition in the marketplace. Unfortunately, some lawmakers see more top-down federal control as the proper solution. Last week, a bill was introduced in Congress that would create a federal insurance program — […]
It is critical that law enforcement agencies value and incentivize actions that promote public safety and build community relations. However, “bad incentives,” that is, incentives that drive law enforcement activity beyond these core goals, can lead to unnecessary interactions between citizens and law enforcement, less time and resources to focus on training, less time to […]
Grassroots group calls for timely, temporary, targeted relief ANCHORAGE, AK – Americans for Prosperity-Alaska AFP-AK) today joined a national comprehensive, integrated campaign to mobilize its grassroots activists against President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID package, which is packed with unnecessary spending for long-standing partisan priorities and will do nothing to end the pandemic or help the economy […]
Grassroots group calls for timely, temporary, targeted relief Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) launched a significant six-figure campaign to mobilize its grassroots activists against President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID package, which is packed with unnecessary spending for long-standing partisan priorities and will do nothing to end the pandemic or help the economy recover […]
For decades, West Virginia has seen more people leave our state than move here. We’re one of the few states to have lost population since the 1950s. This trend is unsustainable from both the standpoint of state finances and economic opportunity. Without making West Virginia a more attractive place to live, work, and raise a […]
Prioritization of Immigration is an Important Step Arlington, Va. – Today, Sen. Bob Menendez and Rep. Linda Sanchez, along with various members of congress, introduced the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 with the goal of reforming our nation’s outdated, broken immigration system. Daniel Garza, President of The LIBRE Initiative, and Tim Phillips, President of Americans […]
As Americans work to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and generate stronger economic growth, it’s critical that government not put up barriers that hurt workers and employers. We can’t afford to leave hardworking contributors on the sidelines because shortsighted rules block people who want to help grow our economy. That’s obviously true for every American who wants […]
