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ARLINGTON, Va. – Today, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) met with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Days before Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination was announced, Sen. Schumer urged Americans in the pages of the New York Times to “tell your senators they should not vote for a candidate from Mr. Trump’s pre-ordained list.” Sen. Schumer continues to put […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity commended Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) following this afternoon’s announcement that the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold confirmation hearings for Judge Kavanaugh on September 4th through 7th. AFP will continue to support Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation with mail, digital advertising and robust grassroots outreach across the country. Americans […]
In the three weeks since President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice Kennedy’s seat on the Supreme Court, Americans for Prosperity grassroots activists across 36 states have been energized and mobilized. AFP has committed seven-figures-worth of digital, television and radio ads and has deployed the full force of our grassroots capabilities to ensure […]
This week, we sat down with Sarah Field, Americans for Prosperity’s vice president of judicial strategy, to discuss AFP’s grassroots efforts to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Field elaborated on Judge Kavanaugh’s qualifications, experience and judicial philosophy and underscored the importance of seating principled jurists to the bench. Watch the full […]
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today reacted to Senator Manchin’s meeting with President Trump’s highly-qualified nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. AFP-WV has been the leading advocate for Judge Kavanaugh in the Mountain State and just last week spearheaded a coalition letter signed by West Virginia policy leaders such as U.S. […]
Floridians can’t trust Nelson’s record of broken promises Tallahassee, FL – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) launched an effort to encourage voters to remove Bill Nelson from office. Bill Nelson has a record filled with contempt for qualified jurists, support for a broken health care system, and promotes tax and spend philosophy synonymous with D.C.’s swamp […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) and an influential coalition of lawmakers and organizations on Thursday sent a letter to Senator Joe Manchin urging him to support President Trump’s nominee to the United States Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. The letter signers represent a who’s who of West Virginian policy leaders on the federal […]
What makes a great Supreme Court justice? As we’ve discussed previously, an excellent Supreme Court justice is one who exercises judicial restraint, interprets the law as written and respects the Constitution as it was originally laid out by our Framers. AFP’s Efforts to Confirm Gorsuch Justice Neil Gorsuch exhibits these traits, which is why, in 2017, for the […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) on Thursday applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for voting David Porter, the President’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, out of committee and urged his swift confirmation by the full Senate. AFP-PA has backed Porter, a Pennsylvanian, since his nomination in April. The […]
