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Arlington, Va. — Americans for Prosperity applauded a move by the White House today that provided specific instructions to federal agencies to “maximize employee performance” and accountability and eliminate duplicative, non-essential or unnecessary programs. This action, led by Office of Management and Budget Director (OMB) Mick Mulvaney, builds upon an executive order signed in March […]

Eight years ago, employment numbers were in freefall. The housing bubble burst, and Americans witnessed the federal takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the collapse of the financial services firm Lehman Brothers, and the bailout of insurer AIG. The coming recession would only get worse, Congress thought it could fix this mess […]

Our staff and volunteers have been hard at work making phone calls and knocking on doors to spread the ideas of economic freedom, and it’s paying off! Here’s a list of all the victories we’ve had in the states so far this year: Alaska Initiated and successfully passed a ballot initiative that restored the Anchorage […]

June 27, 2016 Dear Chairman Hensarling: On behalf of more than 2.8 million Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I write in strong support of the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs (CHOICE) Act. Your legislation includes an impressive number of meaningful changes to federal banking laws that will reduce […]