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Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity, Concerned Veterans for America, and The LIBRE Initiative delivered a letter to Congress encouraging lawmakers to reject state bailout requests. AFP will be launching a significant effort to mobilize its grassroots activists against another massive federal spending bill. The campaign will include digital ads that lead to a petition […]
Click here to tell Nashville Metro Council members to reject a proposed 32% property tax increase and instead demonstrate their good stewardship of our taxpayer dollars by rooting out wasteful spending
The COVID-19 crisis has caused an unprecedented amount of economic hardship for workers, families, and businesses across the country. Some of this hardship is the result of necessary government policy needed to address the coronavirus pandemic. In response, Congress passed the CARES Act, which is intended to provide needed relief funding for those individuals and […]
Responding to the health and economic crises in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic will require everyone to do their part. Communities, businesses, educational institutions, and government each have a critical role to play to ensure we take care of those hardest hit and help our country rebuild. How we rise to this challenge will […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity issued a Key Vote Alert to all Senators asking them to end debate on HR 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and proceed to cloture. Emily Seidel, CEO of Americans for Prosperity, issued the following statement in response to the political opportunism and obstruction […]
NAHSVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today commended the state legislature for passing the budget and prioritizing the health and safety of Tennesseans. Americans for Prosperity State Director Tori Venable issued the following statement: “We commend Governor Lee, Lt. Governor McNally, and the legislature for passing a budget that prioritizes public safety while ensuring […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today urged the U.S. Senate to reject transportation funding proposals that include raising the gasoline tax, which would disproportionately impact the people who can least afford it. Instead, AFP argues that Congress should address infrastructure needs by reducing wasteful spending and prioritizing infrastructure dollars where they’re needed most. AFP […]
Grassroots group launches gas station, radio, digital ads and direct mail highlighting overspending and opposing gas tax increase DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado launched a new grassroots campaign urging Coloradans to contact their lawmakers and tell them to oppose increasing the gas tax and instead prioritize spending. After failing to spend tax dollars responsibly, […]
President Donald Trump will release his budget proposal today. But the reforms he’s likely to call for are unlikely to get a hearing in Congress. These annual budget proposals have become largely ceremonial in a broken budget process. Washington has a spending problem that it hasn’t been able to kick for decades. But the reality […]
