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Sen. Bernie Sanders came to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, last week. Not as a presidential candidate (he has run for — and lost — the Democratic nomination two times), but as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. Sanders indicated he was worried people did not understand all that is in the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation. […]
Congress’ proposed “infrastructure” packages — the first worth $1.2 trillion and the follow-up, spearheaded by Senator Bernie Sanders, worth an additional $3.5 trillion — would hurt taxpayers, fund lawmakers’ partisan pet projects, and grow the federal government’s control over American health care, argue Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal in an op-ed for National Review. Senator Sanders’ […]
House lawmakers may have been vacationing this August, but their constituents have not rested. At Americans for Prosperity events across the country, voters have continued to demand that policymakers oppose Washington’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure boondoggle and Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” budget resolution. House lawmakers could vote on these two pieces of legislation this week. They should listen to the thousands of Americans who, since May, have been raising […]
Updated on January 25, 2022 to include the news that AFP Foundation’s FOIA lawsuit spurred CMS to release — for the first time ever — state-level Medicaid improper payment data. Eric Bolinder had spotted a problem. A big one. He and his team of policy experts at Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity […]
The House of Representatives will return early from its summer recess to consider Democrats’ $3.5 billion budget resolution and the Senate-passed $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Rep. Tom Cole opposes both measures. He explained why in a recent Facebook Live event with Americans for Prosperity Senior Economic Advisor Akash Chougule and AFP-Oklahoma State Director John Tidwell. […]
MADISON, WI—Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today announced its expansive grassroots campaign to thank legislators who fought for Wisconsin taxpayers, businesses, and families during this year’s major budget battle. Wisconsin legislators worked tirelessly to pass a strong, fiscally conservative budget, which includes one of the largest income tax cuts in state history—putting more money back in […]
MADISON, WI—Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today called for the State Legislature to convene to override Governor Evers’ irresponsible and ill-timed veto of Assembly Bill 336 (AB 336) intended to end the expanded federal unemployment benefits in Wisconsin, that continues to stall our economic recovery. AFP-WI State Director Eric Bott issued the following statement: “With his […]
ARLINGTON, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is hosting a virtual event with U.S. Senator Mike Braun and AFP President Tim Phillips for a conversation on infrastructure. The Senate is scheduled for a procedural vote on the so-called Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework on Wednesday even though the bill has yet to be written. WHAT: Infrastructure Facebook […]
Madison, WI – Today, Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin (AFP-WI) and the MacIver Institute reflected on a biennial budget process that saw the legislature stand firm on behalf of taxpayers in the face of massive tax hikes proposed by Governor Evers. Thanks to the legislature, Wisconsinites will soon realize one of the largest tax cuts in state […]
