Press Release

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) released its midsession scorecard that serves as a tool for constituents to see how their legislators voted on key issues. The grassroots organization encourages constituents to utilize the scorecard as a catalyst for engagement with their elected officials to achieve full accountability and transparency. Legislators are […]

Congress’ proposed “infrastructure” packages — the first worth $1.2 trillion and the follow-up, spearheaded by Senator Bernie Sanders, worth an additional $3.5 trillion — would hurt taxpayers, fund lawmakers’ partisan pet projects, and grow the federal government’s control over American health care, argue Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal in an op-ed for National Review. Senator Sanders’ […]

“Buying tickets to a Texans game is a good use of money, but Biden’s ‘infrastructure’ plan is a colossal waste.” Houston, TX – Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) is launching a flyover at tomorrow’s Houston Texans game, targeting Rep. Lizzie Fletcher for her support of the Biden-Sanders ‘infrastructure’ bill. The flyover, which will circle the stadium […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) is hosting a rally against the Biden-Sanders $4.7 trillion “infrastructure” proposals today. U.S. Senator Mike Braun, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, and Congressman Jim Baird will attend the rally and speak with Hoosiers on why these proposals are bad for families, will hurt the economy, and make […]

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 […]