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WASHINGTON, DC—Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Mountain Valley Pipeline construction could proceed under provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The state directors of Americans for Prosperity in Pennsylvania and West Virginia praised the high court’s decision while urging Congress to do more to lower energy costs and remove barriers to domestic energy […]
Americans for Prosperity-Florida is kicking a campaign into gear supporting the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act. That’s a bill introduced by Cammack and already passed in the GOP-controlled House that would require a congressional sign-off on any new rule from federal agencies that would have an economic impact of $100 […]
ARLINGTON, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2023, which would require Congress to approve any federal agency rule with an economic impact of $100 million or more. The bill sponsored by Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) would […]
Dear Representatives, On behalf of millions of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to support H.R. 277, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2023. This legislation would help restore the proper balance of power in the legislative process by requiring Congressional approval of proposed […]
According to a Mercatus Center report published in 2021, when it came to state-level red tape, Ohio was the third-most regulated state in the country after California and New York. The regulatory environment had harmed Ohio families by eroding entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic opportunity. Mercatus concluded the increase in Ohio’s regulatory burden from 1997 to […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) endorsed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Mike Flood (R-NE) aimed at providing transparency into local land use policies that may present barriers to development and limit the supply of housing. The Yes in My Backyard Act makes […]
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, the Federal Reserve published its review of supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). In response, AFPF Director of Investigations Kevin Schmidt released the following statement: “While we appreciate when the federal government is willing to publicly discuss past failures, here the Federal Reserve is attempting to leverage its own supervisory […]
This bill is a misguided, top-down band-aid that will not adequately address our state’s skyrocketing energy costs. DENVER, CO – Ahead of the General Assembly’s vote on utility regulation legislation (SB23-291), Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) State Director Jesse Mallory released the following statement urging lawmakers to reject the bill: “This bill is a misguided, top-down […]
DES MOINES, IA — Earlier this week, Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) celebrated the Senate passage of SF 315, long-awaited legislation to legalize raw milk sales in the Hawkeye State. As the bill heads for Governor Kim Reynold’s desk, AFP-IA’s role in the passage of this important legislation was highlighted in print, radio and cable in the state. In Case […]
