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Federal budgeting is a mess. Deficits, debt, bloat, duplication, waste, fraud, and brinkmanship keep getting worse. Too many members of Congress are excluded from crafting policy. Bad process drives bad outcomes. Members want change. House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington and Ranking Member Brendan Boyle recently announced a bipartisan budget process reform effort. Chairman Arrington […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Americans for Prosperity’s Vice President of Government Affairs Akash Chougule made the following statement after President Biden delivered a speech today claiming that his economic policies have worked for the American people: “President Biden has given the American people absolutely no reason to have faith in his economic policy, and ‘Bidenomics’ is no different. The […]
MADISON, WI — Americans for Prosperity issued the following response to Governor Evers’ decision to veto critical tax cuts and use the veto pen to create a 400-year property tax hike. AFP-Wisconsin State Director Megan Novak made the following statement: “We are disappointed in Governor Evers’ irresponsible choice to veto needed tax cuts for small business […]
Today marks the 5th year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME ruling, issued on June 27, 2018. AFP wishes Mark Janus and all public sector workers a Happy #Janusversary. The Court’s decision reaffirmed the free speech rights of all public employees to freely decide whether to join and financially support government unions as part of their […]
DENVER, CO – Grassroots activists from all 50 states embarked on Capitol Hill this week as part of Americans for Prosperity’s annual Capitol Conference. The 2023 Capitol Conference was the largest annual gathering of its kind to date with more than 200 meetings scheduled with members of Congress, senators and other policy champions. Americans for […]
Congress doesn’t have to balance the federal budget, nor does it try. It doesn’t pursue debt-to-GDP targets, deficit targets, or any other comprehensive budget targets. Without an anchor, federal deficits and debt burdens are spiraling. Congress lacks discipline or anything resembling a management structure for weighing tradeoffs. Stealing from the future to benefit current voters […]
Richmond, VA – This week, Gov. Youngkin announced that he is scrapping college degree requirements for most state government jobs. Starting July 1, state agencies will no longer require degrees or give preference to job candidates who have college degrees. Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) State Director C.J. Sailor released the following statement: “We thank Gov. Youngkin for […]
Street food vendors are hard-working, talented entrepreneurs, trying to win their piece of the American Dream. LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, The Las Vegas Review-Journal published an op-ed penned by Americans for Prosperity-Nevada State Director Ronnie Najarro. In the piece, Najarro lays out the case for the passage of SB 92, legislation that would legalize street […]
DES MOINES, IA – Last month, Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) celebrated the Iowa Legislature’s passage of SF 315, a bill to legalize raw milk sales in the state. Today, AFP-IA Deputy State Director Tyler Raygor joined Governor Kim Reynolds as she signed this bill into law: “With Governor Reynolds’ signature, fresh milk and the freedom to […]
