A Step Closer to Ending the Longest Shutdown in American History
Nov 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C — Americans for Prosperity commends Senator Thune for his leadership in rising above political theatrics and focusing on what truly matters—the needs of the American people—by helping bring an end to the historic 40-day shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. Now it is key that the House moves without delay to support this latest […]

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AFP to Cortez Masto & Rosen: American Families Aren’t Political Leverage
Nov 5, 2025

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 […]

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AFP-GA Calls on Georgia’s Senators To Put Aside Partisan Politics and End the Government Shutdown
Nov 5, 2025

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 […]

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AFP to Heinrich & Luján: American Families Aren’t Political Leverage
Nov 5, 2025

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – 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 government… […]

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AFP to Bennet & Hickenlooper: American Families Aren’t Political Leverage
Nov 5, 2025

DENVER, CO – 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 government… […]

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AFP to Durbin & Duckworth: American Families Aren’t Political Leverage
Nov 5, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, IL – 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 government… […]

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This Democrat Shutdown Hurts Our Troops, Families, and Communities
Oct 27, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C – As the government enters the fourth week of the shutdown, Democrats have voted 12 times against reopening. Their continued obstruction is keeping the government shut down and harming Americans across the country. Under Joe Biden, Democrats voted 13 times to pass continuing resolutions to keep the government open. Brent Gardner, Chief Government […]

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ICYMI: Energy Demand Is Surging—Permitting Reform Can’t Wait
Oct 16, 2025

ARLINGTON, VA— With new reports predicting AI will drive massive new energy demand in coming years, Americans for Prosperity Policy Fellow Faith Burns delivers a timely and powerful message in an OpEd in Real Clear Policy on the role energy permitting plays in unleashing the power of American Energy. From Real Clear Policy: Energy Demand is […]

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Families Hurt, Government Halted — Democrats Must Answer for This Shutdown
Oct 15, 2025

  Arlington, VA – As the federal government shutdown drags on, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is calling out Democrat leadership in Congress for choosing political brinkmanship over responsible governance. Despite a clear path to keep the government open, Democrat leaders opted to shut it down—ignoring the will of the American people and jeopardizing essential services. In a […]

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