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Today the House voted to pass a pork-laden $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill. While that’s bad news, one piece of good news is that the bill doesn’t include any money for Obamacare bailouts. Meant to prop up Obamacare and its skyrocketing premiums, these proposals – including reinsurance and cost-sharing reduction payments – are nothing more […]
West Virginia students spent significant time out of school this winter because of an illegal, union-encouraged teachers’ strike. Teachers have legitimate concerns about wages and health insurance premiums, but in this case, West Virginia lawmakers did what they could to help teachers while being fiscally responsible by looking at budget cuts rather than raising taxes or spending recklessly. The unions, unfortunately, continued to encourage striking even though […]
As Congress considers the upcoming omnibus spending bill to fund our government, it is also considering enacting harmful bailouts to prop up Obamacare. Americans for Prosperity’s army of grassroots activists is working hard to push back against calls for these taxpayer-funded bailouts of private health insurance companies. Proponents of Obamacare bailouts claim that sending billions […]
This week, Congress is set to vote on a trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill that could potentially include several troubling provisions that AFP has consistently opposed. Lawmakers should reject any attempt to include such provisions as an Obamacare bailout for health insurance companies, an online sales tax and any tax “extender” carve-outs that would undermine the […]
Congress is debating right-to-try legislation that would give terminally ill patients and their families hope. Right-to-try gives patients access to potentially life-saving treatments and medications that haven’t received final government approval. Thirty-eight states have right-to-try laws, but a solution is still needed for doctors and patients at the federal level. While the House of Representatives […]
Grassroots group applauds Revenue Committee members for advancing LB 947 LINCOLN, Nebr.–Americans for Prosperity–Nebraska (AFP-NE) on Tuesday responded to the Revenue Committee’s 5-3 vote to advance Gov. Ricketts’ tax reform proposal. “We applaud the members of the Revenue Committee who advanced a tax reform plan that will reduce the tax burden for families from Omaha […]
Grassroots group urges Senate to pass and send to Haslam NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) applauded House passage of a bill to request a waiver of federal Medicaid rules to develop a plan imposing a work requirement on some able-bodied TennCare enrollees. “Opportunity and prosperity are not created through government dependency,” said AFP-TN State Director […]
Michigan grassroots group urges activists to hold Stabenow accountable for opposing tax reform LANSING, Mich.—As part of a six-figure nationwide ad buy, Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) activists are being urged to write Sen. Stabenow to express their disappointment with her “no” vote on federal tax reform efforts and encourage her to do the right thing […]
