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Americans across party lines agree: Affordability should come first Americans are clear when asked what Washington should focus on: making life more affordable. In a new poll by our partners at Public Opinion Strategies, 37% of people named affordability as their No. 1 issue. And the concern cuts across party lines. In fact, 40% of […]
This is a guest blog written by Emily Seidel, Americans for Prosperity’s president and CEO. Real change rarely happens by accident. It happens because people show up, do the work, and stay engaged long after the spotlight moves on. Americans for Prosperity has built its work around that principle. With permanent, nationwide grassroots infrastructure operating […]
This is a guest blog written by Brent Gardner, chief government affairs officer at Americans for Prosperity. There are moments in our culture and our politics when the outrage is justified. This is one of them. From government failures to social fractures, people are angry — and they should be. Outrage is not a defect […]
Benjamin Franklin and the Mutual Improvement Clubs — 1727 Before Benjamin Franklin helped shape a nation, he shaped a community. In 1727, at just 21 years old, Franklin gathered a small group of tradesmen, craftsmen, and thinkers into what he called a “club for mutual improvement.” They met each week to ask questions, share ideas, […]
As we approach America’s 250th anniversary, we face a pivotal choice: Will we continue to uphold the founding principles that have unleashed unprecedented freedom and opportunity, or will we drift toward greater government control that stifles innovation and prosperity Throughout our history, America has stood as a beacon of freedom — a place where individuals […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to protect Americans against government censorship. Can the government censor speech through a surrogate? That’s the question before the justices in Murthy v. Missouri and NRA v. Vullo, two cases that illustrate how unelected bureaucrats use government power to […]
ARLINGTON – Today Americans for Prosperity (AFP) commended the introduction of the Safeguarding Charity Act, by Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Florida Congressman Greg Steube. Recent judicial decisions threaten the First Amendment rights of nonprofit charities, subjecting them to oversight by federal bureaucrats and to costly litigation. The Safeguarding Charity Act will protect nonprofit organizations […]
The end of the Chevron doctrine could be the end of unaccountable bureaucrats making up the rules as they go What is the Chevron doctrine? And why am I talking about it in a civil liberties newsletter? Well, let me tell you a story. It starts with a fisherman. Call me Ishmael. Oops, that’s the […]
In the wake of the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, Americans for Prosperity President and CEO Emily Seidel issued the following statement: The news of the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband is the latest in a troubling trend of political violence in this country. We condemn it in the […]
