Press Release

Michigan’s hospitals are suffering a crisis of capacity as the COVID-19 Delta variant sweeps the state. In part, writes Annie Patnaude, state director of Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Michigan, in an op-ed for The Detroit News, the state’s certificate-of-need laws are to blame. These laws, Patnaude writes, “forbid health care providers from expanding their facilities, purchasing new equipment — including hospital […]

Stresses Floridians Don’t Need State’s Targeted Ads TALLAHASSEE, F.L. – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) weighed in on the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee’s decision to advance SB 434, a bill that would delay the scheduled repeal of Florida’s Tourism and marketing organization, known as Visit Florida. The grassroots group highlights the need for the government […]

JOHNSON CITY, TN – Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) announced today that Former Legislator and Policy Champion Micah Van Huss has joined the organization as Grassroots Engagement Director in the Tri-Cities. Van Huss released the following statement on joining AFP-TN: “When I ran for the State Legislature in 2012, I was concerned about government […]

Lawmakers should focus on projects related to infrastructure, writes Erica Jedynak, Senior Advisor for Americans for Prosperity, in an op-ed for Insider NJ, rather than their partisan pet projects. Congress’ so-called infrastructure package — once projected to cost $3.5 trillion, as Jedynak notes, but now slimmed down to around $1.75 trillion — seems “only vaguely related to infrastructure.” She argues lawmakers should reject this spending plan, which would hurt New […]

Putting Washington in charge of drug prices would stifle innovation and lead to fewer life-saving cures.

Arlington, VA – As President Biden and Speaker Pelosi continue to try to push through a reconciliation spending package before the October 31st deadline, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “When President Biden was elected he pledged to unite the country and bring people together. For the last nine months, Democrats […]

Americans for Prosperity/YouGov poll finds majority of independents concerned about inflation, middle class tax hikes CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity – West Virginia (WV) today released findings of a poll conducted by YouGov October 7-18, 2021, that found a significant majority of West Virginians, including independent voters, want Congress to hold off on passing new […]

Americans for Prosperity/YouGov poll finds majority of independents concerned about inflation, middle class tax hikes PHOENIX, AZ – Americans for Prosperity – Arizona (AZ) today released findings of a poll conducted by YouGov October 7-18, 2021, that found a significant majority of Arizonans want Congress to hold off on passing new spending, amid concerns that the […]

The new six-figure spot from the grassroots organization highlights how Congress’s price control plan will lead to as many as 342 fewer new cures.