Press Release
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) President Tim Phillips issued the following statement today ahead of President Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 (G-20) summit: “The strength of the U.S. economy is a direct result of the tax and regulatory reform spearheaded by this administration and President Trump deserves tremendous […]
BISMARCK, ND—Americans for Prosperity-North Dakota (AFP-ND) issued a statement today recognizing Senator John Hoeven’s leadership on criminal justice reform and encouraging him to continue leading by supporting the FIRST STEP Act. This bipartisan legislation will reduce crime and recidivism, make federal sentencing laws more just, and help people who deserve a second chance. AFP-ND is […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) issued a statement today asking Senator James Lankford (R-OK) to support a bipartisan effort to reduce crime and recidivism, make federal sentencing laws more just, and help people who deserve a second chance through the bipartisan FIRST STEP Act. AFP-OK State Director John Tidwell issued the following statement: “THE […]
MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) issued the following statement on Wednesday urging the Legislative Council Study Committee on Alcohol Beverages Enforcement to reject any proposals aimed at harming small businesses and entrepreneurs in order to help special interests gain an unfair advantage. At previous meetings, the committee considered proposals to effectively ban popular […]
Executive Councilor receives grassroots group award for protecting taxpayers, promoting freedom MANCHESTER, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today announced that Executive Councilor David Wheeler will receive the grassroots group’s Tom Thomson Conservative of the Year Award. “David Wheeler’s tremendous stewardship of taxpayer money and commitment to upholding the New Hampshire Advantage has benefited […]
Tax and regulatory reform have helped spur our economy and Tennesseans are reaping the benefits of President Trump’s tax relief with unemployment continuing to be near an all-time historic low. Despite the good economic situation, state and local governments are engaging in a corrupt and broken system and spending billions of your taxpayer dollars to […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Today Americans for Prosperity applauded the Trump administration for advocating against a costly tax carve out for electric vehicle manufacturers. Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “We applaud the Trump administration for considering the elimination of the electric vehicle carve out – not because it […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today applauded Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Doug Jones (D-AL) , and Pat Roberts (R-KS) for co-sponsoring the FIRST STEP Act – legislation that will reduce crime and recidivism, make federal sentencing laws more just, […]
Grassroots group urges Sen. Cruz to support bipartisan prison reform legislation AUSTIN, Texas. – Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-Texas) launched a targeted digital ad campaign today urging Senator Ted Cruz to support bipartisan prison and sentencing reform legislation known as the FIRST STEP Act. Texans overwhelmingly support the bill, which President Trump endorsed, and want to see the Senate […]
