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Phoenix, Arizona—Today, President Biden visited Arizona to tout the purported benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act and to designate more land as a national monument—creating more barriers to carbon-free domestic energy production. Stephen Shadegg, state director for Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) issued the following statement during the President’s visit: “As the President is celebrating his […]

HELENA, MT– Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) today released its annual legislative scorecard, a report detailing votes and policy alignment for members of the Montana Legislature.  The report highlights policy champions fighting for more freedom and opportunity and reveals which lawmakers failed to deliver for Montanans.  The full 2023 Legislative Scorecard is available HERE.  Americans for Prosperity-Montana […]

“Key questions about the Disinformation   Governance Board remain unanswered.”  – AFP Foundation on May 9, 2022  More than a year after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security  announced and subsequently disbanded its Disinformation Governance Board, there remain numerous questions about the justification for the Board, the lack of guardrails for DHS components working on […]

ARLINGTON, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is launching a major six-figure campaign across the country this summer to fact check the Biden Administration’s claims that their policies are working. AFP will kick off its ‘Bidenomics is Broken’ campaign with a nationwide digital ad that calls out ‘Bidenomics’ for what it is – bad economics. The ad will run in all 50 states and the Washington, D.C. […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP), today, announced its first endorsement in the 2024 West Virginia primary. In the Republican Primary for Governor, AFP endorses West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. “AFP is getting involved earlier than ever before in elections to ensure we choose strong candidates who will boldly advocate for policies that […]

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced its first endorsement in the 2024 Indiana primary. In the Republican Primary for Governor, AFP endorses Mike Braun. AFP-IN State Director Josh Webb issued the following statement: “We are excited to support Mike Braun in his gubernatorial run. As a U.S. Senator, Mike Braun didn’t just […]

Federal budgeting is a mess, as I detailed in my last post covering six ways to overhaul the federal budget.   I wrote,   Deficits, debt, bloat, duplication, waste, fraud, and brinkmanship keep getting worse. Too many members of Congress are excluded from crafting policy. Bad process drives bad outcomes. To solve these problems, another […]

Federal budgeting is a mess. Deficits, debt, bloat, duplication, waste, fraud, and brinkmanship keep getting worse. Too many members of Congress are excluded from crafting policy. Bad process drives bad outcomes. Members want change. House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington and Ranking Member Brendan Boyle recently announced a bipartisan budget process reform effort. Chairman Arrington […]

ARLINGTON, VA—In response to lawsuits brought last year over public officials censoring online discussion of COVID-related issues, a federal judge this week condemned several Biden administration agencies – including the CDC, FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – for censoring citizens’ protected speech. It’s the latest development in the federal government’s efforts to […]