Commentary
As Americans work to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and generate stronger economic growth, it’s critical that government not put up barriers that hurt workers and employers. We can’t afford to leave hardworking contributors on the sidelines because shortsighted rules block people who want to help grow our economy. That’s obviously true for every American who wants […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL—Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) today announced Jason Heffley as its next state director ahead of Wednesday’s critical state budget address. The state must address a huge budget deficit while putting policies in place to lead Illinois out of this pandemic. “Illinois has suffered from decades of poor public policy and now finds itself ranking […]
With the arrival of new coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics, the American people are focused on defeating the pandemic and rebuilding stronger communities and a stronger economy. With multiple federal assistance packages already enacted into law, there’s a vigorous debate in Washington over what the federal government can do right now to best support that recovery. Americans […]
Half a decades’ worth of family pictures, my banking app, and a recent, highly charged text stream debating holding calls at the Super Bowl. That’s a starting list of everything on my phone without even getting to the second screen of apps. Hundreds of millions of other Americans store personal information on their phone too. […]
Lawmakers reintroduced the PRO Act late last week, this time to a Congress and president more receptive to the bill than in years prior. This bill would be a disaster for America’s workforce, which is why it should be rejected again. The PRO Act would, among other things, potentially eliminate independent contracting for millions of workers, and reclassify those workers as traditional employees under the National Labor Relations Act. Proponents claim that reclassifying independent […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) Today held a virtual press conference with coalition members calling on lawmakers to give families, students, and educators the educational flexibility they deserve by passing the Hope Scholarship bill, a form of Education Savings Accounts. Watch the press conference here See media coverage of the press conference […]
Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | Miami Herald Op-Ed The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the shortcomings of one-size-fits-all education. In the midst of a worldwide crisis, we saw our education system struggle to adapt to the individual needs of individual students. If it were not clear before that we need to move beyond prioritizing […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued a key vote alert urging members of Congress to oppose H.Con.Res. 11, the “shell” concurrent budget resolution for FY2021. View Key Vote Alert Here In the key vote letter sent to lawmakers, AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner writes: Dear Member of Congress, […]
Arlington, Va. – Following President Biden’s executive order that halts new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) urged the Biden Administration to reject attempts to constrain choice and replace consumer preferences with politically preferred technology and fuels that hurt the most vulnerable citizens. A strong economic recovery will […]
