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AFP: Budget Deal is a Direct Path to the CBO’s Worst-Case Crisis
Jul 23, 2019

Grassroots group urges Congress to tackle biggest drivers of national debt Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity expressed opposition Tuesday to a reported budget deal that would raise spending levels by $320 billion and extend the debt limit until at least 2021, adding about $2 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years. […]

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Mark Holden Appointed as Leader of New National Criminal Justice Organization
Jul 23, 2019

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity board member, Mark Holden, has been appointed as a Trustee of a new national criminal justice organization, the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ). Holden will serve as the founding co-chair of the Council’s Board of Trustees. The independent and nonpartisan organization is an invitational membership council and think tank […]

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New AFP Report: Looming Debt and Spending Crisis Threatens Standard of Living for All Americans
Jul 19, 2019

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity released a new report today warning that a failure to change course on federal spending and debt would threaten the quality of life of all Americans and offering Congress a realistic menu of options to reform mandatory programs in order to get spending under control. The report, authored by AFP Senior […]

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AFP Welcomes Second Chances for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Jul 19, 2019

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07/19/2019 Grassroots group marks today’s release of more than 2,000 individuals under the First Step Act by urging Congress and the administration to continue working to ensure the law’s success Arlington, Va. – Today, thanks to a provision within the bipartisan First Step Act of 2018, more than 2,000 people will […]

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AFP-OH Applauds Legislature for Regulatory Reform in Budget
Jul 18, 2019

Columbus, OH – Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) today praised the state legislature, Senate President Larry Obhof, and Governor Mike Dewine on the signing of a budget that included a provision requiring state agencies to eliminate two regulations for every one they adopt. AFP-OH State Director Micah Derry issued the following statement: “Limiting the burden of […]

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Demand Progress, AFP Applaud House for Passing ACMRA
Jul 17, 2019

Policy creates central repository of reports owed to Congress, making oversight easier Washington, D.C. – Demand Progress and Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today applauded the House for passing of the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA), which will create a central, easily searchable repository of the reports provided to Congress. Demand Progress Policy Director Daniel […]

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AFP Praises Governor and Legislature for Supporting Indigent Defense
Jul 17, 2019

COLUMBUS, OH – Following the passage of the biennial budget, Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) today issued the following statement: “Governor DeWine set the tone to take indigent defense seriously in his introduced version,” said AFP-OH State Director, Micah Derry. “The House made significant improvements and we are encouraged that such important first steps were made […]

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AFP Urges House to Repeal “Cadillac tax”
Jul 17, 2019

ARLINGTON, VA – The House of Representatives will vote today to repeal the so-called “Cadillac tax” on employer health insurance, a provision in the Affordable Care Act that has yet to take effect. Americans for Prosperity welcomes the repeal of this harmful tax, the implementation of which has been delayed repeatedly due to bipartisan opposition. […]

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AFP: Raise the Wage Act is a Political Stunt at Best
Jul 15, 2019

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today urged Congress to reject the Raise the Wage Act, legislation that would lift the mandatory federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The House Committee on Rules is set to review the bill at 5pm ET today. Americans for Prosperity Director of Employment Initiatives Erica Jedynak issued the […]

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