Commentary

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 […]

Eight years ago, employment numbers were in freefall. The housing bubble burst, and Americans witnessed the federal takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the collapse of the financial services firm Lehman Brothers, and the bailout of insurer AIG. The coming recession would only get worse, Congress thought it could fix this mess […]

By now, you’ve heard that the Obama Administration’s “Clean Power Plan” would cut carbon emissions. What you probably haven’t heard is that emissions already have been dropping – mostly thanks to market forces. The administration’s agenda to vastly expand control of the energy grid would cut carbon emissions by a third by the year 2030. […]