Press Release
Arlington, Va. – The Washington Post reported today that the government’s budget deficit rose to $984 billion in 2019, a $205 billion increase from 2018, despite continued economic growth and higher revenues. Americans for Prosperity has consistently called for lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to work together on a solution to rein in spending to meaningfully address America’s skyrocketing national […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, to focus the conversation on putting the federal budget on a path to fiscal responsibility, Senator Mitt Romney, Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Todd Young, Senator Doug Jones, and Senator Kyrsten Sinema introduced the Time to Rescue United States’ Trusts (TRUST) Act. U.S. Representatives Mike Gallagher, Ed Case, William Timmons, and Ben McAdams also […]
AFP challenges Congress to end the “Corporate Welfare Horror Show” This week, Americans for Prosperity delivered each member of Congress with a Halloween treat, a horror movie poster urging them to oppose the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the renewal of the so-called “tax extenders.” As part of the multimillion-dollar effort to Unrig the […]
AFP challenges Congress to end the “Corporate Welfare Horror Show” Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today will deliver each member of Congress with a Halloween treat, a horror movie poster urging them to oppose the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the renewal of the so-called “tax extenders.” As part of the multimillion-dollar effort […]
Tallahassee, FL—Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL), the state’s leading grassroots advocacy organization, today announced the expansion of its efforts across the Sunshine State with key hires and promotions to its team. As part of the group’s strategic growth strategies, current team members Diego Echeverri, Starla Brown, and Brian Thiele have been promoted to Legislative Liaison, Deputy […]
Grassroots group says more progress can be made on bipartisan issue COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today commended President Trump on supporting criminal justice reform and encouraged the president, the Democratic presidential candidates, and state and federal lawmakers to build on the First Step Act. President Trump is speaking about criminal justice […]
MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Wednesday thanked members of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services for passing Senate Bill 28, which includes reforms to promote access to Direct Primary Care, during today’s executive committee meeting. AFP advocates building a patient-centered health care system that increases access to affordable, high-quality health […]
Arlington, Va. – A collection of 10 free trade advocates called on the Trump administration today to lead efforts to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body, warning that current uncertainty is “undermining the rules-based global trading system” and the many U.S. jobs dependent upon it. In a letter to the president, the organizations championed the […]
– The Tar Heel State’s Grassroots Organization Thanks Rep. for Opposing Medicaid Expansion— RALEIGH, N.C.—Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) today launched a digital ad campaign that thanks Representative Jon Hardister for publicly opposing North Carolina’s version of Medicaid expansion, HB 655. The effort will utilize targeted digital advertisements to promote the lawmaker’s principled stance against […]
