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ARLINGTON, VA— Last week, 70 AFP grassroots leaders from across the country arrived on Capitol Hill to talk to members of Congress about the imminent expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). These leaders conducted 230 meetings—including 140 member-level meetings—as part of the AFP Capitol Conference fly-in, highlighting the looming risk of a historic tax hike if the […]

ARLINGTON, VA— Today, Americans for Prosperity’s Vice President of Government Affairs Akash Chougule made the following statement blasting the Biden-Harris Administration for inviting higher prices with its lack of leadership in the ongoing strikes at the East and Gulf Coast ports. AFP is calling on the Administration to act to stop these damaging strikes that will lead […]

ARLINGTON, VA— This week, Americans for Prosperity met with Members of Congress in Washington to present our policy champions with “Pioneers for Prosperity” awards and to discuss major tax policies, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, that are set to expire at the end of 2025 and what AFP’s new polling found on these key issues. What Members are Saying: Sen. Rick Scott […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) released new polling on Americans’ views on the coming expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and taxes in general as the country heads into a pivotal election season and a series of critical legislative inflection points to start the new year. The poll, conducted by Public Opinion […]

Last week, in an op-ed for The Guardian, Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey blamed businesses for inflation and Casey’s op-ed is full of half-truths, misrepresentations, and outright lies aimed to distract Americans from Casey’s role in making your life more expensive. But he did get one thing right: inflation is wreaking havoc on the lives of […]

If your house is like mine, the last couple of weeks have been hectic as the new school year begins. And free speech and schools go hand in hand. Educational institutions are in the ideas business. That’s why the Supreme Court has even referred to our schools as the “marketplace of ideas.” It’s no surprise, […]

For H.R. 6953 (118th Congress). H.R. 7295 (119th Congress) is here. Americans are frustrated with Congress. They see the festering bloat, discoordination, and waste and think Congress ignores obvious problems. The growing debt burden makes us poorer, crowds out other priorities, and threatens stagnation or worse. Members of Congress are frustrated, too. They often face […]

Erie, Pennsylvania—Today Senator Bob Casey joined Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in Erie. Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania State Director Emily Greene issued the following statement: “Pennsylvanians are desperate for solutions. They continue to struggle under the cost-of-living crisis that started under the Biden-Harris Administration, which is costing families, on-average over $11,400 a year. “But we cannot forget […]

Getting Serious About Inflation Starts with A Serious Energy Policy Arlington VA – The Biden-Harris administration is making domestic energy production harder by shuttering energy exploration on 28 million acres in Alaska. Americans for Prosperity Vice President of Government Affairs Akash Chougule issued the following statement: “By restricting access to these significant resources, the administration […]