Press Release

ARLINGTON, VA—The government is now facing the longest shutdown in American history. While Americans feel the impact of closed agencies and stalled services, Democrats have admitted to using the crisis as leverage to push for a renewal of enhanced ACA subsidies. In a Fox News op-ed, AFP Advisory Council Member Mary Katharine Ham and Senior […]

ARLINGTON, VA— As Washington’s Democrat partisan gridlock drags on, Americans are bearing the brunt of the longest government shutdown in our nation’s history. Across the country, families are sharing how this failure of leadership is disrupting their lives—and Americans for Prosperity is amplifying their voices.   Click here to watch Kent Strang, Managing Director of Americans […]

Columbus, OH – This week, Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) testified in support of four vital pieces of legislation that provide workers with easier entry into jobs, advance property tax reform, and allow qualified advanced practice health care providers to care for patients. AFP-OH Legislative Director Hannah Kubbins offered the following statements in her testimony in support […]

Baton Rouge, LA – Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity–Louisiana (AFP-LA) hosted U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01) for a tele-town hall with constituents to discuss the ongoing federal government shutdown and its impact on Louisiana families. During the discussion, Leader Scalise urged Senate Democrats to vote for a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government first […]

Grassroots coalition effort helps defeat proposal that would have raised $47 million in new taxes Knoxville, TN – Americans for Prosperity–Tennessee (AFP-TN) applauds Knoxville voters for resoundingly rejecting the proposed half-cent sales tax increase, a measure that would have raised the city’s tax rate to 9.75 percent and cost residents nearly $47 million each year. With […]

LAS VEGAS, NV – After weeks of refusing to engage in bipartisan discussions to end the “Schumer Shutdown,” the U.S. government shutdown has now reached the longest in history. Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer exclaimed that “Every day gets better for us” in the shutdown, while far-left darling Bernie Sanders shared that if “you re-open the […]

Los Angeles, CA — Today, as the government shutdown becomes the longest in American history, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is calling on Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff to put people over politics and support a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government. Californians are feeling the pain from this shutdown. Working families across the state […]

Portland, OR — Today, as the government shutdown becomes the longest in American history, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is calling on Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley to put people over politics and support a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government. Oregonians are feeling the pain from this shutdown. Working families across the state […]

Atlanta, GA – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) is calling out Senators Ossoff and Warnock for voting more than a dozen times against a clean funding bill and contributing to the longest government shutdown in history. Democrats are using the American people as “leverage” for their political games instead of doing what’s right for the American […]