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Dear Member of Congress: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote NO on H.R. 9051, The Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act of 2020. This bill would increase direct payments to millions of Americans in the COVID Related Tax Relief Act of 2020. COVID-19 brought […]
CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding Massachusetts’s unconstitutional move to tax Granite Staters who no longer commute to the Bay State for work. The grassroots group joined a coalition of taxpayer advocacy organizations including National Taxpayers Union Foundation, Americans for Tax Reform, […]
Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, filed a public comment December 14 in support of a U.S. Department of Labor proposed rule to update union financial reporting requirements. Although an update to reporting requirements has been considered at other times, a significant update was last implemented in 2004, requiring new levels of […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement on the $2.3 trillion Omnibus and COVID spending package Congress is expected to vote on today: “Despite a year of unexpected challenges, this is one thing we all saw coming and could have avoided – a massive, lame […]
Grassroots group says reforms passed this week will change lives, remove barriers for Michiganders Lansing, Mich. — Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) commended state lawmakers for their tireless work moving critical criminal justice reforms through the State Legislature this week before adjourning the two-year legislative session. HB 5844, 5846-5857 and SB 1046-1051 all arose from recommendations introduced […]
Americans enjoy one of the most advanced health care systems in the world. Nevertheless, there’s much room for improvement. And if there’s one thing Americans on both sides of the political aisle can agree on, it’s this: Care is too expensive, and pricing is rarely upfront. This is a consequence of a system that, all too often, […]
Today, Americans for Prosperity and its sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, rolled out an amicus briefs page featuring amicus curiae briefs these organizations have filed in state and federal courts. Americans for Prosperity and Americans for Prosperity Foundation frequently write amicus curiae briefs to support other litigants and present important issues to courts. These […]
A recent article by Independent Women’s Forum’s Senior Policy Analyst Kelsey Bolar highlights an unusual victim of California’s new restrictions on independent contractors: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas. In 2018, California lawmakers enacted Assembly Bill 5, which redefined what constitutes an independent contractor. While many choose contracting for the flexibility and diversity of clients, AB 5 […]
State Representative Daymon Ely and Brenda Boatman, Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico Community Engagement Director | Albuquerque Journal In 2018, we ran against each other for a seat in the New Mexico State House – Democrat vs. Republican. It goes without saying that we have disagreements on a number of issues. But there are areas where […]
