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Medicaid’s improper payment rate jumped from 9 percent in 2018 to 21 percent in 2020, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “That might seem like just one more big number from Washington, but it amounts to a whopping $143 billion,” wrote Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Fellow Dean Clancy in an op-ed for The Hill, adding that these lost […]

SIOUX FALLS, SD – Americans For Prosperity – South Dakota (AFP-SD) today released its legislative scorecard, a way to track the votes of legislators on key issues for South Dakotans. This year, the key votes centered on AFP-SD’s major priorities: improving accessibility to quality health care in South Dakota, improving our education system, and creating more economic opportunity […]

MANSFIELD, OH – Americans for Prosperity-Ohio announced it is hosting two events this week with state Representative Marilyn John on Washington’s latest $4.7 trillion “infrastructure” proposal. AFP-OH Deputy State Director of Grassroots Operations Kyle Miller issued the following statement: “Spending $4.7 trillion on tax hikes, infective energy mandates, and a government takeover of health care […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) announced it is hosting a rally against the Biden-Sanders $4.7 trillion “infrastructure” proposals on Friday. U.S. Senator Mike Braun will attend the rally and speak with Hoosiers on why these proposals are bad for families, will hurt the economy, and make it harder to achieve the American […]

Arlington, Va. – AFP President Tim Phillips issued the following statement in response to congressional leaders’ successful efforts to sneak the $3.5 trillion budget resolution into a procedural vote instead of bringing it to the floor for an up or down vote. Speaker Pelosi had previously tried this maneuver Monday evening but failed following pushback […]

“Rep. Fletcher must listen to her constituents who know the Biden-Sanders ‘infrastructure’ proposals will slow the economy and insert more of Washington, DC into their lives.”  AUSTIN, TX – Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) is ramping up its ongoing campaign encouraging Rep. Lizzie Fletcher to oppose the Biden-Sanders “infrastructure” proposals after House lawmakers returned to Washington to […]

“The Biden-Sanders ‘infrastructure’ proposals, with a $4.7 trillion total price tag, cost more than double Obamacare.” LANSING, MI – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) is ramping up its ongoing campaign encouraging Reps. Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens to oppose the Biden-Sanders “infrastructure” proposals as House lawmakers prepare to return to Washington today to vote on the budget […]

Frankfort, KY — Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) today applauded the Kentucky Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to let stand laws passed earlier this year limiting executive powers. The ruling will send an injunction from March back to the Franklin District Court to be dissolved. AFP-KY State Director Mike Conway released the following statement: “Separation of powers is the key […]

LANSING, MI – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) hosted grassroots activists at a golf-themed event in DeWitt Thursday night as part of the group’s campaign against the Biden-Sanders “infrastructure” proposals currently making their way through Congress. Attendees each took ten swings at the DeWitt Golf Center driving range where each yard driven represented $1 million. Together, […]