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Canton, MS – Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi applauds the decision by Nissan workers to reject the United Auto Workers (UAW) in Mississippi. AFP-Mississippi very vocally opposed the unionization of the Nissan assembly plant in Canton, sending mailers to Canton-area residents, placing radio advertisements, digital display and video advertisements and buying billboard space. State Director Russ Latino, who penned […]
WOODBRIDGE, VA – Prince William County Supervisors have been considering a deal to build a new $35 million stadium for the Minor League Potomac Nationals using taxpayer dollars, but that deal seems increasingly unlikely according to a statement yesterday by P-Nats owner Art Silber. Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) has long opposed this deal, which the […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity cheered the House’s passage of the Financial CHOICE Act 2.0 Thursday, which would roll back the worst provisions of the Dodd-Frank regulatory behemoth and add much-needed accountability to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The organization issued a “key vote alert” in favor of the bill, sponsored by Rep. […]
The group will be key voting Thursday’s House vote on the Financial CHOICE Act Arlington, Va. – Today Americans for Prosperity’s Vice President of External Affairs Christine Harbin sat down with Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling to discuss the importance of the Financial CHOICE Act ahead of Thursday’s vote on the bill. The conversation […]
No vote on gas tax hike in House after strong opposition from Louisianans, real work just beginning. BATON ROUGE – Americans for Prosperity – Louisiana (AFP-LA), the leading grassroots advocate working against raising the gas tax, is claiming victory for halting a proposed gas tax hike. AFP-LA volunteers made their opposition clear to lawmakers by […]
Arlington, Va. – AFP is commending Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai for advancing a plan for the FCC to roll back Obama-era Internet regulations, which improperly classified the Internet as a Title II telecommunications service under the Communications Act, and imposed rules commonly known as net neutrality. These rules, formally known as the Open Internet Order, prohibited Internet […]
Americans for Prosperity has issued a coalition letter in support of the Financial CHOICE Act. You can read the full letter below. AFP Vice President of External Affairs Chrissy Harbin issued the following statement on the Financial CHOICE Act: “We’re proud to support Congressman Hensarling’s efforts to roll back some of the worst Dodd-Frank provisions, […]
Arlington, Va. — Americans for Prosperity applauded a move by the White House today that provided specific instructions to federal agencies to “maximize employee performance” and accountability and eliminate duplicative, non-essential or unnecessary programs. This action, led by Office of Management and Budget Director (OMB) Mick Mulvaney, builds upon an executive order signed in March […]
Today, the Wisconsin State Senate Passed SB 3 which seeks to bring fairness to public works contracting. MADISON – This afternoon the Wisconsin State Senate passed SB 3, a project labor agreement neutrality reform bill. Under the bill, governmental units will no longer be able to mandate that a business enter a project labor agreement […]
