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ARLINGTON, VA — Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), alongside Concerned Veterans for America (CVA), launched a major new seven-figure campaign — Make Government Work — which will feature a significant ad buy and a new website, MakeGovernmentWork.com, to demand accountability, efficiency, and transparency from Washington. The campaign comes as Americans grow increasingly frustrated with a […]
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the U.S. Senate vote last night that fell short of passing the “Eliminate Shutdowns Act” sponsored by U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “Washington had a clear opportunity to end the cycle of manufactured government shutdowns and too many senators […]
New survey from YouGov also finds an overwhelming bipartisan majority of Americans support reforms to keep Congress in Washington until a budget is completed. WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the cusp of a potential federal government shutdown, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) released new polling revealing that a majority of Americans (61%) agree that shutdowns are bad […]
A year ago, Javier Milei, an accomplished economist, occasional rock singer, and firebrand defender of free markets, was sworn in as president of Argentina. He campaigned with a chainsaw in hand, promising deep government cuts, a balanced budget, getting government out of the economy, and ending one of the world’s highest inflation rates. Argentines, facing […]
A couple of weeks ago, the federal government was on the verge of shutdown for the second time in a year, as Congress didn’t agree on funding for the next fiscal year. Washington was barely able to stave off the crisis by doing what it does best: kicking the can down the road for a few months. […]
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun knows it’s crucial for lawmakers to stand up for good policy. When President Joe Biden bypassed Congress to forgive billions of dollars in student loans, the senator from Indiana took a firm stand. It wasn’t right to shift the cost of college from borrowers to taxpayers. Thanks to Sen. Braun and […]
Breaking news: Your hometown team will get a fancy, shiny new stadium! The even better news: The team owners will not spend much on it. Taxpayers, both fans and non-fans alike, foot the bill and give away hundreds of millions of hard-earned tax dollars straight to your team owner’s pocket! Americans are familiar with this […]
“No taxation without representation” rang out as powerful rallying cry during the American Revolution, and self-government was a fundamental principle in the founding of the United States. This principle meant that before a single cent of taxpayer money could be spent, we the people, through our elected representatives, could have our say. This restraint on arbitrary […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Americans for Prosperity’s Senior Fellow in Fiscal Policy Kurt Couchman released a new report today setting out a path for Congress to advance a well-crafted amendment to the United States Constitution to require Congress to balance the federal budget. Reckless spending has driven our national debt to almost $34 trillion, and the resulting inflation […]
