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On Saturday, Aug. 4 The Hill published an opinion editorial by AFP policy experts Mary Kate Hopkins and Martin Rodriguez lauding the decision of the Trump administration to propose the reversal of two fuel economy regulations with enormous costs in both money and lives. Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards – which mandate that automakers spend more money to […]
Alison Acosta Winters | The Hill Despite fierce opposition, Congress and President Trump enacted one of the boldest tax reform packages in a generation. … For the first time in a long time, we have a healthy economy that’s firing on all cylinders. The 213,000 new jobs the United States added in June and steadily […]
Tim Phillips, Grover Norquist, Pete Sepp, Adam Brandon, Tim Chapman and David McIntosh | USA Today Last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a huge victory for the U.S., and we applaud the Trump administration for this historic achievement. It has already begun to spur economic growth and help our entrepreneurs create new jobs. Likewise, efforts to pare back unnecessary, […]
Americans for Prosperity Policy Manager David Barnes | Washington Examiner More than 1 million Americans die each year from a terminal illness. For those patients who are still fighting, recent passage of the federal Right to Try Act will expand access to potentially life-saving treatment before it’s too late. The law bears the name of […]
Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips | Fox Business Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips joined Stuart Varney of Varney and Co. Friday to discuss the White House’s decision to impose self-destructive and damaging tariffs— 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum — on Europe, Canada and Mexico. During the appearance Phillips was able to respond to White […]
Americans for Prosperity Policy Director Akash Chougule | New York Post Labor leaders are panicking ahead of a Supreme Court decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, which could drastically alter the relationship between government unions and employees forced to fund their activity. Adding to their woes is a new […]
Arlington VA – AFP Spokesman Bill Riggs issued the following statement expressing disappointment in the Senate action Wednesday on Net Neutrality: “The Senate’s move to revive 1930’s-era policy to apply it to the most significant technological innovation of our generation may be an even worse idea than it sounds – especially considering the progress that has […]
Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips | Inside Sources “Politicians’ addiction to overspending has long been bound by no political affiliation. No matter which party is in charge, the federal government runs a deficit. The $21 trillion national debt is the most visible bipartisan accomplishment, if you want to call it that, of the past […]
Your weekly round-up of the major wins making headlines thanks to AFP’s grassroots activists across the country (April 23 – April 27) What it is: The New Hampshire Senate supported an interim study for HB 628, a bill that would have created new entitlement requirements for private businesses. This action effectively kills the bill, which would have been funded […]
