Commentary

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Senior Fellow of Fiscal Policy Kurt Couchman issued the following statement in advance of the Senate vote on a continuing resolution that would raise the debt limit. AFP believes the debt limit should be raised alongside reforms that would begin to fix the broken budget process. “Budget brinkmanship […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) unveiled a new multi-million dollar ad blitz to amplify its ongoing “End Washington Waste: Stop the Spending Spree” national grassroots mobilization campaign to drive opposition to the $4.7 trillion Biden-Sanders spending package, an historic tax-and-spend monstrosity that would lead to a government takeover of our everyday lives and […]

For the first time in recent memory, inflation has become a major concern for many Americans. This year, families have seen the rising cost of groceries, gasoline, and other everyday goods. They’re worried about making ends meet. At the same time, Congress is considering Senator Bernie Sanders’ $3.5 trillion spending bill, to be paid for […]

America’s founding documents recognize that we all have inalienable rights and that government’s job is to protect those rights. But our history is full of times when important liberties have been infringed and our elected representatives had to enact new laws to set things right. This Constitution Day offers an opportunity to reflect on that. The Civil Rights […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today launched new digital and radio ads as part of the grassroots group’s first push to begin to take steps to bring the Taxpayer Protection Act to the floor this fall. The Taxpayer Protection Act, also known as HB 71, will amend the state constitution to cap government […]

During the next term of the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices will again consider the practice of acquitted conduct sentencing. This refers to a judge sentencing a defendant based not only on charges for which they were convicted, but also on alleged conduct for which they were charged, tried, and acquitted. In these cases, the […]

Frankfort, KY — Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) today commended the Kentucky General Assembly for their efforts during this week’s special legislative session.  The grassroots organization’s activists across the Commonwealth are eager to continue advocating for meaningful policy solutions to the greatest challenges Kentuckians face.  AFP-KY State Director Mike Conway released the following statement: “The balance […]

Should a child’s opportunity for education turn on the religious perspective of the child? Should it turn on the religious perspective of the school? What if the school is just a little bit religious? Or too religious? Would that matter? It would if the child lives in an area of Maine with no public school. […]

Americans for Prosperity Foundation urges Supreme Court to allow judicial review of unconstitutional administrative actions and protect the separation of powers. Americans for Prosperity Foundation recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Axon Enterprise v. FTC, urging the court to grant Axon’s cert petition. In the Ninth Circuit, AFP Foundation also teamed up […]