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Raleigh, North Carolina—Today, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore and North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger announced they had come to an agreement on expanding Medicaid in North Carolina. Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) opposes the proposal and issued the following statement shortly after the announcement was made public. “After a decade of opposing mandates […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Americans for Prosperity’s Vice President of Government Affairs Akash Chougule made the following statement on President Joe Biden’s expected first veto: “This week Americans sent a message to President Biden to keep his hands off their retirement savings. Unfortunately, President Biden is not listening and has once again doubled down on his extreme policies […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Americans for Prosperity commends the House of Representatives for passing H.J. Res. 30 to stop President Joe Biden from playing politics with Americans’ hard-earned savings. Now it’s up to the Senate to vote today to get this legislation to the president’s desk. The resolution, led by Representative Andy Barr (R-KY), would nullify the Biden […]
February 28, 2023—On Tuesday, Sens. Joyce Krawiec, Ralph Hise, and Gale Adcock, along with Reps. Cunningham, White, Lambeth, and Sasser re-introduced the Safe, Accessible, Value directed, Excellent healthcare (SAVE) Act. This critical health care reform bill will cut through needless regulatory red tape and finally allow Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to provide care to […]
Passes bills to allow students to attend any public school in the state and implement a competency based education program COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) today praised the House Education and Public Works Committee for passing legislation giving students and families more flexibility over their education. HB 3843 would create an open enrollment […]
New legislation will make it easier to sell homemade food products ATLANTA – Americans for Prosperity – Georgia (AFP-GA) today thanked Rep. Leesa Hagan for introducing HB 583 to reduce the regulatory burden around home-based food businesses. More about selling homemade food in Georgia is available here. AFP-GA Deputy State Director Tony West released the following statement: […]
Outdated “Certificate of Need” laws keep billions in health care investment from reaching vulnerable communities Arlington, Va. — Before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, many areas that were hit hardest by the virus were poised to expand their health care networks. A new report published today by Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) reveals how obsolete […]
Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | South Florida Sun-Sentinel Back in the days of robber barons and child labor, it made sense for workers to form labor unions to protect their wages, their health and their very lives. There can be little doubt that in the first part of the 20th century, organized labor […]
Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | News-Press Imagine you want to open a small music shop, but the state tells you that first you need to do a detailed economic analysis to determine if you can afford to stock your shop with instruments. Or you want to start a lighting business, but the […]
