Commentary

Arlington, VA — Americans for Prosperity Managing Director Kent Strang issued the following statement in response to Senator Bernie Sanders’ recent proposal to impose a moratorium on the construction of data centers supporting artificial intelligence development: “Once again—Bernie Sanders is wrong. He’d rather strangle innovation with red tape than seize the opportunity for America to […]

Arlington, VA — According to a recent Axios report, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) urged top lawmakers this week to adopt a “laser focus” on the affordability crisis — his chosen attack plan for the 2026 midterms. This comes after Democrat support for Bidenomics over the last four years driving inflation to a 40-year […]

WASHINGTON, D.C — Americans for Prosperity commends Senator Thune for his leadership in rising above political theatrics and focusing on what truly matters—the needs of the American people—by helping bring an end to the historic 40-day shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. Now it is key that the House moves without delay to support this latest […]

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – After weeks of refusing to engage in bipartisan discussions to end the “Schumer Shutdown,” the U.S. government shutdown has now reached the longest in history. Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer exclaimed that “Every day gets better for us” in the shutdown, while far-left darling Bernie Sanders shared that if “you re-open the government… […]

Columbus, OH – This week, Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) testified in support of six key pieces of legislation that advance freedom in energy production, property taxes, computational resources, inmate identification, and government expenditure transparency. AFP-OH Legislative Director Hannah Kubbins offered the following statements in her testimonies in support of these bills. H.B. 103:  “By making […]

Little Rock, AR – On Friday, Americans for Prosperity—Arkansas (AFP-AR) State Director Ryan Norris published an op-ed in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette entitled, “End the shutdown – Arkansas families deserve better.” Read excerpts of the article below: “These theatrics from Democratic leadership in Washington are inflicting real pain in the Natural State. There are over 14,000 […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the federal government shutdown continues, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is facing intense backlash for comments that many view as dismissive of the harm these shutdowns inevitably cause. In a recent interview, Schumer said of the shutdown: “Every day gets better for us.” Brent Gardner, Chief Government Affairs Officer at Americans for […]

Atlanta, GA – Today, Americans for Prosperity–Georgia (AFP-GA) is calling on Georgia’s Democrat members of Congress to support a clean continuing resolution, reopen the federal government, and put an end to Washington’s partisan games. Recent polling from AFP shows that 61% of Americans agree that shutdowns are bad for Congress’s ability to help the country […]

Washington, D.C. – As the federal government shuts down, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is calling out the partisan brinkmanship that led to this failure—and urging lawmakers to embrace responsible budgeting that reflects the will of the American people. House Republicans proposed a clean funding resolution that would have kept the government open and adjusted spending levels […]