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COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) released the following statement in response to Governor Henry McMaster’s State of the State address on Wednesday night. AFP-SC State Director Matt Humm issued the following statement: “We thank Governor McMaster for his years of service to the Palmetto State. We were pleased that his final State […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) called on state lawmakers to hold Governor Tim Walz accountable for the state’s multibillion dollar fraud scandal Monday, following the FBI and House Oversight Committee announcing expanded efforts to investigate and dismantle the schemes stealing from federal programs. AFP-MN is working in St. Paul and across the state to […]
CHEYENNE, WY – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Wyoming (AFP-WY) thanked U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) for her outstanding service to the state in the Senate following her retirement announcement on Friday. Lummis was an AFP policy champion in the Senate, where she was a bulwark against fiscal irresponsibility, overregulation, and big government solutions to the problems […]
If you think that the government shutdown was useless political theater, you’re not alone. In fact, the recent 43-day shutdown hurt everyday Americans more than politicians. Many became frustrated as flights were canceled or delayed, and food benefits were halted. While we commend those in Congress who worked to end the shutdown, it doesn’t make […]
When faced with community challenges, the government often steps in with well-intentioned solutions. However, these well-intentioned government programs create new issues or exacerbate existing ones. This is because America is made up of millions of people with different goals, needs, and experiences. Each person knows what works best for them, their family, and their community. […]
Zohran Mamdani, newly elected Mayor of New York, believes he “will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve and no concern too small for it to care about.” We’ve come a long way from Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death.” This is more than a policy debate. […]
Atlanta, GA – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) is calling out Senators Ossoff and Warnock for voting more than a dozen times against a clean funding bill and contributing to the longest government shutdown in history. Democrats are using the American people as “leverage” for their political games instead of doing what’s right for the American […]
AFP President and CEO Emily Seidel recently sat down with Senior Policy Fellow Kurt Couchman to discuss how his new book, “Fiscal Democracy in America,” shows how Congress can budget more responsibly to strengthen America’s economic future. Q: What inspired you to write “Fiscal Democracy in America”? Given the diverse needs of our states and […]
It’s week four of Washington’s shutdown, and it’s not the politicians feeling the pain. It’s the American people. The Democrats’ refusal to do what’s right and pass a continuing resolution is keeping the government closed. The Republican-led House of Representatives passed a clean CR (which will keep government funding at current levels), but Senate Democrats […]
