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Manchester, New Hampshire—Today, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is visiting Berlin, New Hampshire, celebrating with local officials the award of a $19.5 million federal grant to subsidize a snowmelt system in the town square. The funds for this project come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill passed in November 2021, which Americans for Prosperity opposed as […]
Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I write urging you to strongly and unequivocally oppose the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.” This vote will be recorded in AFP’s 2022 legislative scorecard. This tax-and-spend wish list is reckless, partisan, and will do absolutely nothing to help with inflation. […]
As summer temperatures have spiked, so has U.S. inflation. To give Americans some relief from rising prices, Americans for Prosperity activists have traveled the country rolling back the cost of a gallon of gas to the price it was when President Joe Biden took office. “[It] was great to feel a bit of nostalgia after […]
Arlington, VA – In response to reports that President Biden is considering declaring a “climate emergency” to bypass Congress and push through his agenda unilaterally, AFP Vice President of Government Affairs Akash Chougule issued the following statement: “It’s not a national emergency every time Congress rejects President Biden’s agenda. But what is a crisis for […]
Arlington, Va. – In an historic victory for the democratic process and the separation of powers, the Supreme Court today decided [6-3] that the federal government overstepped its authority in bypassing Congress to implement the so-called “Clean Power Plan” through the Environmental Protection Agency. Americans for Prosperity Vice President of Legal and Judicial Strategy Casey Mattox […]
Lansing, Michigan—Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) will partner with locally owned gas stations next week to offer a limited time gasoline discount to motorists and connect them to the causes of rising energy costs in Michigan and nationwide. WHAT: Two discounted gas highlighting the spiraling costs of energy. AFP-MI will partner with privately owned gas stations […]
Arlington, Virginia—On Thursday morning, Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) State Director Ashley Klingensmith joined Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” to talk about the impact of an event her team put on in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, in which AFP-PA partnered with a local gas station to lower the price of gasoline to $2.38 per gallon for several […]
Arlington, VA – In response to President Biden’s announcement today that he is urging Congress to pass a gas tax holiday to address historically high fuel and energy prices, Americans for Prosperity Vice President of Government Affairs Akash Chougule issued the following statement: “It’s extraordinary the lengths the Biden administration will go to avoid any meaningful […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity, on behalf of hundreds of thousands of grassroots activists across the country, today submitted comments strongly opposing a proposal from the Biden administration that would require public companies to include vague and counterproductive “climate-related” information as part of disclosures to prospective investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) draft […]
