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Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued a key vote alert urging members of Congress to oppose H.R. 2, the $1.5 trillion infrastructure spending bill the House is expected to vote on this week. AFP encouraged lawmakers to instead adopt reforms that would prioritize infrastructure spending toward critical projects, streamline the approval process, and […]

Dear Representatives: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote NO on H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. This vote will be recorded in our 2020 session legislative scorecard. Americans for Prosperity believes that maintaining and modernizing diverse and innovative infrastructure is important for a growing economy […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) launched a new phase of its effort urging Congress to oppose massive federal spending bills and other harmful policies that could undermine economic recovery. The effort – “No Bad Deals” – is a continuation of the group’s significant campaign to mobilize its grassroots activists against bailouts for state and […]

The United States is facing a real threat in the way we’ve come to view the role of the federal government, Senator Mike Lee said during a teletownhall event earlier this week with Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and Utah State Director Heather Andrews. The three discussed last month’s House-passed $3 trillion spending bill. The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) is a bad […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will host a tele-townhall with U.S. Senator Mike Lee—alongside AFP President Tim Phillips and AFP Utah State Director Heather Andrews — to discuss what Americans can expect next from the U.S. Senate on Speaker Pelosi’s recently passed proposal bailing out state and local governments and what a better federal […]

Though the federal government will be providing over $1.9 trillion to state and local governments this year, that’s still not enough, according to some lawmakers. The House of Representatives passed a $3 trillion bill that included nearly $1 trillion for states and localities last month — legislation that would almost double the amount of federal money made available to states in response to the coronavirus. This is a bad idea. It would push our […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will host a tele-townhall with U.S. Senator Pat Toomey—alongside AFP President Tim Phillips and AFP Pennsylvania State Director Ashley Klingensmith — to discuss what Americans can expect next from the U.S. Senate on Speaker Pelosi’s recently passed proposal bailing out state and local governments and what a better federal […]

SIOUX FALLS, SD – Americans for Prosperity South Dakota (AFP-SD) on Friday hosted a virtual conversation with South Dakota Senior Senator and U.S. Senate Majority Whip John Thune—alongside AFP National President Tim Phillips and AFP-SD State Director Don Haggar—to discuss what South Dakotans can expect next from the U.S. Senate, an update on Speaker Pelosi’s recently […]