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Recently, state Rep. Bruce Griffey signed onto a bill that would severely limit access to education for children throughout Tennessee. What’s worse, he’s used false claims and offensive arguments to get his point across. Among other things, Griffey has insinuated parents with substance issues would abuse educational savings accounts to fund their drug habits, claimed […]
Judge Steven H. John’s ruling that South Carolina’s civil asset forfeiture law violates the Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution was a victory for due process, private property rights and the protections afforded to every South Carolina citizen. But as encouraging as the ruling was, it only applies to two counties in the […]
A growing chorus of voices in Congress have called for increased government control of the internet to punish alleged online bias. Many, including Sen. Josh Hawley from the right and Sen. Elizabeth Warren from the left, have attempted to enact top-down legislative action to address the issue. For example, Sen. Hawley’s recently introduced Support for Internet Censorship […]
Year after year, Washington brings America to the brink of a government shutdown. These high-pressure situations are consistently used as political leverage by both sides to advance bad policy. Crisis scenarios caused by Washington’s broken budget process place unnecessary pressure on Congress to let wasteful spending and corporate welfare creep into must-pass legislation, giving lawmakers a license […]
Arlington, VA – Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) will introduce The Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019, legislation that appropriately restricts the use of facial recognition technology by federal agencies. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) believes there are legitimate and valuable uses for facial recognition technology, but guidelines should exist to protect citizens from harms it presents when […]
Americans for Prosperity Board Member Mark Holden | Morning Consult Americans are convinced that Washington is broken. As someone who was a part of an ideologically diverse coalition that included people like Van Jones and Newt Gingrich, to help enact the First Step Act last year, I’m convinced that bipartisanship can still prevail. … Despite repeated attempts, Congress has made no […]
Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire Deputy State Director Ross Connolly | New Hampshire Business Review New Hampshire has paid nearly $90 million in additional taxes to the federal government since 2018. None of our congressional representatives voted for the tariffs hitting New Hampshire families and businesses. For that matter, neither did anybody else’s. Last year, the […]
Americans for Prosperity-Missouri State Director Jeremy Cady | Kansas City Star Is it just me, or is everyone yelling at each other? Whether it’s on the news or on social media, it seems as if everyone — pundits, politicians and even your next-door neighbor — is blasting, mocking or having heated arguments with someone […]
According a Treasury Department report published last week, taxes paid by businesses increased 12%, to $230 billion this year. Overall, federal revenue increased by 3.8% from last year. Meanwhile, the deficit ballooned by 26.4%, from $779 billion to $984 billion. We’re right on the edge of digging ourselves into even greater debt at a rate of $1 trillion per year. So, what happened? If we took […]
