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The weather outside is heating up, and so is federal spending! This past spring Congress passed a bloated $1.3 trillion spending bill that – for the first time ever – will push federal spending over $4 trillion, costing taxpayers $33,000 per household. The national debt topped a sizzling $21 trillion this year, and, in the next ten years, Washington spending […]
The federal government has spent far beyond its means. Total federal spending will top $4 trillion in 2018 for the first time – adding up to $33,000 per household. The first step to fixing the problem is to freeze discretionary spending for 2019. While tax reform was a great step in the right direction toward fairer policies for hard-working Americans, the […]
Your weekly round-up of the major wins making headlines thanks to AFP’s grassroots activists across the country (August 6-10). The Big W: San Juan County becomes the eighth New Mexico county to pass a right-to-work ordinance. What it is: Right-to-work legislation gives workers the freedom to opt out of union dues. Why it’s important: In many states, workers are required […]
In the three weeks since President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice Kennedy’s seat on the Supreme Court, Americans for Prosperity grassroots activists across 36 states have been energized and mobilized. AFP has committed seven-figures-worth of digital, television and radio ads and has deployed the full force of our grassroots capabilities to ensure […]
There is a lot of misinformation going around Westminster about what the city council plans to do with your money. The truth is, the mayor and the city council haven’t exactly been the most forthcoming about their expenses, past and future. So, let’s clear the air and address a few myths out there. Myth #1 […]
On Saturday, Aug. 4 The Hill published an opinion editorial by AFP policy experts Mary Kate Hopkins and Martin Rodriguez lauding the decision of the Trump administration to propose the reversal of two fuel economy regulations with enormous costs in both money and lives. Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards – which mandate that automakers spend more money to […]
Overspending in Washington is a chronic affliction. The national debt sits at $21 trillion dollars and counting. As if that were not enough, Sen. Bernie Sanders has now proposed a bill to establish single-payer health insurance, known as “the Medicare for All Act.” The proposal would add an estimated $32.6 trillion to the federal budget in the first decade […]
Tax reform is the gift that keeps on giving! Millions of hard-working Americans have already seen pay bonuses, wage increases and lower utility rates. States across the country, from California to Wisconsin, are seeing record-low unemployment rates. That’s not all! The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the American Pay Raise, continues to benefit everyday American families. A new report from the Heritage Foundation shows the average household in every state and every congressional district […]
Recently, Sen. John Tester called short-term, limited-duration insurance plans “junk plans,” saying they “belong in the trash.” Sen. Tester should tell that to the Montanans who count on these plans. STLD insurance plans are vital escape valves for the millions of Americans hurt most by Obamacare. Free from Washington’s one-size-fits-all mandates, these plans provide consumers […]
