Commentary
Dear lawmaker, Reforming our tax code so that it is more fair, flat, simple, and predictable remains one of the most transformational policy changes that lawmaker can introduce. Doing so will increase the ability of every West Virginian to live out their aspirations as they best see fit and put us even further down the […]
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has officially quantified the true likely cost and impact of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-New York) “Build Back Better” bill — and the numbers are staggering. At the heart of the bill is a proposed “temporary” two-year extension of Obamacare health insurance premium subsidies — subsidies that congressional Democrats […]
As the House takes up appropriations under the shadows of inflation and last year’s reconciliation, the cracks in federal budgeting continue to grow. Floor consideration of appropriations bills won’t be followed with individual conference committees and enactment, but with a short-term continuing resolution and perhaps a bloated omnibus appropriations bill after the election. After nearly […]
Arkansas is facing an adolescent mental health crisis, and the government is causing it. Due to several factors, including the ongoing pandemic, demand for adolescent mental health treatment is skyrocketing. But a little-known Arkansas law banning the development of new facilities or additional beds is forcing parents to take children to emergency rooms ill-equipped to […]
Social Security is in trouble The Social Security Trustees’ latest report on June 2 has bad news: Social Security’s Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund is rapidly running out of money. The trustees say the OASI trust fund will be exhausted in 2034. At that point, all beneficiaries will get a 23% cut […]
Washington’s reckless spending and crushing regulations have New Mexicans paying more and getting less. Inflation in New Mexico is topping nearly 9%. Meanwhile, gas prices have skyrocketed to the tune of $4.33 per gallon in the state. That’s why AFP-New Mexico will be rolling back the price of gasoline to $2.38, the price per gallon on the day President Biden took […]
Concord, NH—Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today announced electoral support for 19 candidates running for state offices. All 19 candidates stood out as policy champions working to reduce state expenditures, cut taxes, and empower Granite Staters to live out their American Dream, free from government interference. AFP-NH State Director Greg Moore made the following statement […]
Government price controls mean fewer new breakthrough cures for patients and their families, less research on new cancer treatments, and hundreds of millions of lives cut short.
In new ad campaign, Americans for Prosperity urges West Virginia’s lawmakers in Washington to think long and hard before agreeing to salvage ‘Build Back Better’ CHARLESTON, WV – As news reports indicate Democrats in the Senate are moving closer to a deal on a reconciliation package, Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) is announcing the launch of […]
