Commentary
Giving families the freedom to ensure their child gets the education that meets his or her unique needs is pretty popular with Mississippians. A new poll found three out of four voters support education scholarship accounts (ESA). ESAs help to ensure that every child has access to high quality educational opportunities, by giving families the […]
Americans for Prosperity is urging Congress to pass legislation that would allow thousands of terminally ill patients to access potentially life-saving treatment and medication. Known as Right to Try, this federal legislation would give hope to families and patients facing the direst circumstances. AFP is partnering with Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce to highlight the […]
A year’s worth of hard work from Americans for Prosperity grassroots activists finally paid off Friday, as President Donald Trump signed tax reform into law. This overhaul of America’s broken tax code will lower the rates on individuals and families, allowing them to keep more of their hard-earned money. It will also substantially cut the […]
“By cutting taxes and restraining spending, my state jumpstarted its economy. Others should follow suit.” Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina State Director Donald Bryson wrote an op-ed in National Review describing the economic success of comprehensive tax reform in North Carolina. Five years ago, North Carolina’s economy was “floundering,” with unemployment near 10 percent. After a […]
Dear Chairwoman & Members of the Senate Commerce Committee: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity and more than 137,000 activists across the state, I urge you to please vote “Yes” on Senate Bill 1599, which will come before your committee this Thursday. AFP enthusiastically supports S-1599 as a way of bringing sunlight to the exclusionary […]
As cities and states across the country work to attract new companies to their communities with generous corporate subsidies, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is taking a different approach. Amazon.com, a company that’s been revolutionizing the global economy, is looking for another city to call a home base. But San Jose isn’t buying what Amazon […]
Last week, the United States Supreme Court agreed to take up the case of Mark Janus, a public employee in Illinois who is suing the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union over the requirement that he pay the union or risk being fired. Janus’ case is identical to the one brought […]
Freedom is central to our American identity. Our Founders guaranteed this by ensuring constitutional protections for our freedoms of speech, religion, assembly, press and the ability to petition the government. James Madison went a step further in protecting our individual liberties by including the Bill of Rights in our Constitution. Today, we enjoy these freedoms […]
The group will be key voting Thursday’s House vote on the Financial CHOICE Act Arlington, Va. – Today Americans for Prosperity’s Vice President of External Affairs Christine Harbin sat down with Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling to discuss the importance of the Financial CHOICE Act ahead of Thursday’s vote on the bill. The conversation […]
