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Recently, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for a rulemaking on Section 230. Our sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, filed a regulatory comment opposing this rulemaking. This blog post builds on the legal and policy argument from that comment. Last week, Thomas M. Johnson Jr., the Federal Communication […]
The Export-Import Bank has long been the poster child for government cronyism and corporate welfare. Proponents of the Bank argue its support for preferred industries, in the form of taxpayer-backed financing, promote exports abroad, create jobs at home, and enhance the United States’ competitiveness. But virtually none of the Bank’s supposed objectives materialize from this […]
The Senate has decided: Justice Amy Coney Barrett will join eight other justices, her new colleagues, on the Supreme Court. She was sworn in Tuesday morning at the White House by Chief Justice John Roberts. President Donald Trump made an excellent choice nominating Justice Barrett, as did the Senate in confirming her. Throughout her time […]
Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, filed a public comment October 26 in support of a U.S. Department of Labor proposed rule to clarify criteria for determining the employment status of individuals. Implementing this rule is important for reflecting changes in employment in the 21st century as well as economic changes in […]
The 1920 presidential election was pivotal — but not because of who won. That year, voter participation surged by close to 50 percent because America had finally granted women full suffrage through ratification of the 19th Amendment. Of course, elections have consequences. But in 1920, a larger principle prevailed: all Americans deserve the opportunity to educate […]
Americans for Prosperity Vice President of Legal and Judicial Strategy Casey Mattox | OpEd for Newsweek The Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett and the debate about whether to add justices to the Court are now linked in the public mind. That’s unfortunate, because they are separate issues deserving of separate consideration. In one crucial […]
Louisville, Ky. – Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) congratulated Judge Amy Coney Barrett on her confirmation by the Senate to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and commended its grassroots activists for their incredible work to ensure Judge Barrett’s confirmation. Since the launch of AFP’s full scale campaign, which began just minutes after Judge Barrett’s nomination by […]
AFP-CO Statement on the Senate Confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett Denver, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) congratulated Judge Amy Coney Barrett on her confirmation by the U.S. Senate to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and commended its grassroots activists for their incredible work to ensure Judge Barrett’s confirmation. Since the […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday morning to move Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Senate floor for a full vote. Now, all 100 senators will determine whether to send the superb nominee to the bench. To mark the occasion, Heritage Action hosted a press conference, streamed by the Susan B. Anthony […]
