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In a pair of new op-eds, Dan Pearson, trade policy fellow at Americans for Prosperity, renewed steel tariffs and a U.S. trade deal with the European Union are both bad deals for the vast majority of Americans. Pearson stepped into the heart of steel country to respond to a commentary by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine […]
The congressional budget process is a mess, and the debate over the “Build Back Better” measure is Exhibit A, writes Americans for Prosperity Senior Fellow for Fiscal Policy Kurt Couchman in a new op-ed. “The taproot of this dysfunction is considering appropriations separately from direct (sometimes called mandatory) spending and revenue,” Couchman writes in The […]
BOSTON – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) announced today that the grassroots group will be releasing its legislative scorecard at their Christmas party in Manchester this evening. Activists and legislators will be in attendance for the unveiling where the winners of the 2021 Tom Thomson Defender of Liberty Award and the 2021 Freedom Fighter Activist […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Senior Fellow in Fiscal Policy Kurt Couchman issued the following statement on the latest Congressional Budget Office score of the “Build Back Better” plan, which estimates that the legislation will add $3 trillion to the federal debt if its programs become permanent and additional interest on the national debt is counted: “Claims that this multi-trillion dollar government expansion would be […]
CONCORD, N.H. – As U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg meets with local leaders in Manchester, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today released the following statement urging lawmakers to reject plans to expand commuter rail services that would require massive taxpayer subsidies. “For years, politicians have been trying to sell Granite Staters on a new passenger […]
The complaint seeks records involving the FTC’s decision, led by Chair Lina Khan, to rescind an agency policy statement supporting the decades-old consumer welfare standard.
RICHMOND, VA – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) today reacted to Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s recent call to withdraw Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). AFP-VA State Director JC Hernandez issued the following statement: “AFP-VA applauds Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s dedication to protect Virginia from another top-down mandate that hurts Virginia families while doing little to […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity issued a statement ahead of President Joe Biden’s planned remarks around the need for legislation that reduces the cost of prescription drugs. “Despite recent modifications, the proposed drug price controls in President Biden’s multi-trillion spending bill will have deadly consequences,” said Dean Clancy, Senior Health Policy Fellow at […]
Stand-alone Reconciliation Must Go. Unified Budgets Would Be More Transparent, Responsible, and Representative—and Far Less Polarizing. ARLINGTON, VA – Even casual political observers understand that the arcane drama known as “budget reconciliation” bears no resemblance to responsible policymaking and deepens divisions in Congress. It is time to abandon stand-alone reconciliation and embrace a process that […]
