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Dear Representatives, On behalf of Americans for Prosperity’s activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote “NO” on H.R. 1187, the so-called “Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act.” Businesses can be a force for good when they serve customers, drive life-improving innovations, and enable employees to find fulfillment in their work. But […]
Lincoln, NE – Following Governor Pete Rickett’s announcement marking the end of Nebraska’s participation in the Federal Unemployment Benefit Programs that are hindering the state’s economic recovery, Americans For Prosperity – Nebraska (AFP-NE) released a statement thanking the Governor for taking this step to boost Nebraska’s economy and help businesses who are looking to create jobs. Following […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Policy Fellow Clint Woods issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s sweeping executive order on “Climate-Related Financial Risk” mobilizing federal agencies across the gamut to enforce mandates on businesses, insurers, retirement funds, and suppliers that would ultimately stifle the very innovation critical to improving the environment: “We all […]
White House and Congress Should Repeal Outdated Law as Costs Continue to Rise (ARLINGTON, VA) – Today, The White House announced a temporary waiver of the Jones Act in order to ease anticompetitive shipping restrictions dating from 1920. The Biden administration noted that the waiver only applied to a single tanker and they are considering […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today launched a full-scale national grassroots mobilization campaign to drive opposition to President Biden’s $4 trillion “infrastructure” proposal, a wasteful partisan spending spree of counterproductive policies that have nothing to do with improving roads and bridges, paid for by one of the largest tax increases in history. America […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) endorsed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Todd Young (R-IN) and Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) aimed at providing transparency into local land use policies that may present barriers to development and limit the supply of housing. The Yes in My Backyard […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement in support of the Freedom to Work Act, which was introduced by Rep. Diana Harshbarger (TN-1) and would help remove unneeded governmental occupational licensing and related employment barriers for millions of Americans: “Americans for Prosperity applauds Representative Harshbarger for […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Analyst Austen Bannan issued the following statement on today’s jobs report showing the economy added only 266,000 jobs, well below economists’ expectations: “These job numbers show we can’t take economic recovery for granted. Our economy is moving in the right direction, but the better way to speed […]
Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote “NO” on S.J. Res.14, a resolution of disapproval for reforms related to the regulation of oil and gas under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act (a companion resolution, H.J.Res.34 was introduced in the House). […]
