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Grassroots group encourages Sen. Johnson and Rep. Kind to continue working to stop reckless spending MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today launched a new direct mail and digital effort thanking Sen. Ron Johnson and Rep. Ron Kind for taking a principled stand for fiscal responsibility by voting against the Bipartisan Budget Act of […]
Grassroots group encourages Rep. LaHood to continue working to stop reckless spending GENEVA, Ill. – Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) today launched a new direct mail and digital effort thanking Rep. Darin LaHood for taking a principled stand for fiscal responsibility by voting against the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, and encouraging him to continue fighting […]
Americans for Prosperity today called on President Trump to veto the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 if it passes the Senate this week. The grassroots group has repeatedly criticized the budget deal as reckless and fiscally irresponsible. AFP President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “The President said last spring that he would ‘never sign […]
Dear Legislators: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists around the country, I urge you to oppose the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 recently agreed to by the White House and congressional leadership. This vote may be recorded in our 2019 session legislative scorecard. The deal would raise discretionary spending levels by $324 billion over two years and […]
Grassroots group urges Congress to tackle biggest drivers of national debt Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity expressed opposition Tuesday to a reported budget deal that would raise spending levels by $320 billion and extend the debt limit until at least 2021, adding about $2 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years. […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity released a new report today warning that a failure to change course on federal spending and debt would threaten the quality of life of all Americans and offering Congress a realistic menu of options to reform mandatory programs in order to get spending under control. The report, authored by AFP Senior […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP), issued a key vote alert Tuesday urging members of Congress to oppose H.R. 3055, the Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020. With a steep price tag of $322 billion, […]
ARLINGTON, VA — The New York Times published a new analysis Thursday of this year’s Social Security trustees report confirming that a “slow-moving crisis” is nearly here for retirees reliant on Social Security. The New York Times writes: Next year, for the first time since 1982, the program must start drawing down its assets in order to pay retirees all […]
Grassroots organization launching federal and state campaign to level the playing field for all Americans Arlington, Va. – As Washington moves to reinstate some of the most egregious examples of government favoritism and corporate welfare by restoring the Export-Import Bank quorum and entertaining the renewal of zombie tax extenders, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced the […]
