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The federal government is on an unsustainable fiscal path – and that’s particularly true for federal spending, specifically. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the share of our overall economy consumed by Washington is set to keep growing as far as the eye can see, unless Congress and the president act: If government spends more […]
There’s an explosion of spending going on in Washington, with lawmakers competing to waste today’s tax revenues and borrow even more from future generations. Before 2020, the federal government had never spent more than $4.5 trillion in a single fiscal year. But in 2020, Congress appropriated approximately $4 trillion just to address the coronavirus pandemic, […]
After such a tough year for Minnesotans, state lawmakers ought to be doing everything in their power to make things better. Instead, they’re threatening to make things worse. Instead of enacting policies that would put money back into the hands of the people who earn it, the state House voted to raise billions in new […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today praised the legislature for passing HB 3589, a bill gives school districts the option to implement schools of innovation that provide more flexible ways to educate South Carolina students. The bill now heads to Governor McMaster’s desk. Schools of innovation are private-public partnerships with public school […]
COLUMBIA, SC – As President Biden virtually visits South Carolina today, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today urged President Biden to reject a proposal of a so-called infrastructure package that has little to do with improving roads and bridges but would harm the economy and increase taxes on small businesses who are struggling to get back […]
The White House and leaders in Congress seem determined to pass a massive bill intended to boost “infrastructure,” at a spending level that’s unprecedented for such an effort. Unfortunately, it includes little spending actually related to infrastructure. This isn’t the first time in recent history that spending bills disguised as infrastructure bills have been criticized […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Following reports that Governor McMaster is considering using funds from the latest so called American Rescue Plan Act to pay for an interstate, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) interim State Director Candace Carroll issued the following statement: “Governor McMaster should send funds from the latest so called COVID relief spending package back […]
Until the coronavirus pandemic hit, the U.S. economy was growing at a consistent and stable rate. Largely as a result of COVID-19 and the policies adopted to fight it, the economy contracted by 3.5 percent in 2020. But even before the year was over, signs pointed to a strong rebound this year and next. That […]
CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today praised the House for passing HB 1 & 2, the two-year budget. The budget reduces state spending while providing substantial tax relief. AFP-NH State Director Greg Moore issued the following statement: “This budget strengthens our New Hampshire Advantage and right-sizes our state’s finances after the last […]
