Americans for Prosperity Press Release
AFP: Reject Lame Duck Bad Deals
Dec 1, 2020

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) urged the Senate to reject any additional wasteful COVID spending that will do little to address the virus. AFP also urged lawmakers to reject attempts to tie COVID spending with any government funding deal and forcing lawmakers to vote for wasteful COVID spending in order to keep the […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
Appropriation Bills Continue Unsustainable Spending Levels, Threaten Economic Future
Nov 10, 2020

Arlington, VA – Following the Senate Appropriations Committee release of a dozen fiscal 2021 spending bills, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) urged lawmakers to keep appropriations bills within the spending caps and prioritize fiscal responsibility as the national debt has soared to over $27 trillion, or 135.65% of GDP according to the St. Louis Federal Reserve […]

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AFP-CO Issue Committee & LIBRE-CO: Coloradans Approve Prop 117, Strengthen TABOR
Nov 5, 2020

DENVER, Colo. – Americans For Prosperity-CO Issue Committee & The LIBRE Initiative -CO congratulated Coloradans for approving Proposition 117, which would bring “fees” under Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), so that voters would have the chance to vote on significant fee increases in the same way that they can vote on tax increases. This […]

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Budget & Spending
ICYMI: Trump, Biden should reject big spending and focus on real coronavirus relief
Oct 22, 2020

Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips | Op-Ed for The Hill President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden will meet today for their last debate before the election, and it’s a good bet they’ll bicker about who’s to “blame” for the lack of another massive coronavirus package from Congress. But that argument completely misses the point. […]

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Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana Supports Pelican Action’s Campaign Urging Yes Vote on Amendment Four
Oct 22, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity – Louisiana (AFP-LA) and Pelican Action today announced that AFP-LA will be assisting Pelican Action to encourage Louisianans to vote “yes” on Constitutional Amendment Four on November’s ballot. If passed, the ballot measure would amend the state constitution by removing the existing expenditure limit formula and changing the […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
Latest Spending Proposal Misses Mark on Helping American Workers, Economy
Oct 20, 2020

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today urged senators to reject the $500 billion spending package they are expected to vote on tomorrow. AFP has been at the forefront of advocating for fiscally responsible policies that will more effectively improve American lives and help our economy recover stronger. AFP President Tim Phillips released the […]

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ICYMI: New Jersey’s Pension Plan Costs Too Much
Oct 15, 2020

Americans for Prosperity New Jersey State Director Tony Howley | Star Ledger This legislative session, our state senators will have the opportunity to vote on Senate Bill 861, which provides a solution to the pension fiasco that many never thought would be resolved. New Jersey’s public retirement fund is facing a crisis of unprecedented proportions, and […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
AFP to Congress, President Trump: Reject Bad Deals, Misguided Trillion Dollar Spending Bills
Oct 9, 2020

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today called on the president and Congress to reject yet another massive spending bill as lawmakers are now considering a $1.8 trillion spending package. For months, AFP has been advocating for lawmakers to enact policies that empower people to improve their lives and spur our economy to recover […]

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Low Tax and Spend Policies Increase Economic Growth, Opportunity
Oct 5, 2020

Grassroots group praises Governor Sununu for earning the highest grade on new state fiscal report CONCORD, NH – Following the CATO Institute’s release of the 2020 Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today commended Governor Sununu for earning the highest grade of any governor. The report analyzes the tax […]

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