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ARLINGTON, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP), issued a key vote alert Tuesday, urging members of Congress to vote “No” on passage of H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Legislative Branch, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020. At a staggering cost of $989 billion, This “minibus” […]

The 2019 legislative session has come to a close in St. Paul. Thanks to the efforts of our activists and supporters all over the state, Americans for Prosperity saw progress on many of our priorities at the legislature. We also saw the defeat of a more than a few bad bills that would have moved Minnesota in the wrong direction – on […]

MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Thursday encouraged the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) to address our state’s infrastructure needs by advancing responsible, sustainable reforms in the transportation budget. AFP-WI State Director Eric Bott said the Road to Sustainability package recently circulated by Rep. Sanfelippo and others could serve as a guide for […]

CONCORD, NH – Following the Senate Finance Committee’s passage of the state budget, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire today urged senators to reject the proposed budget and support a budget that is fiscally responsible and doesn’t include unnecessary tax increases. AFP-NH supports a budget that enacts the final round of business tax relief and a budget […]

PAUL, MN – Following the budget’s passage in the legislature, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today issued the following statement: “It was unfortunate it took a special session to finish their work, but Minnesotans will be better off now that Legislators left billions of dollars of unsustainable tax increases and spending proposals out of the final […]

PHOENIX, AZ—Americans for Prosperity-Arizona today released a statement supporting Governor Doug Ducey’s fiscally responsible budget proposal that includes important steps to make Arizona’s tax structure flatter and fairer. This budget proposal also includes the phasing out of the onerous vehicle licensing tax, efforts to address debt reduction, and shoring up rainy day funds. AFP-AZ State […]

ARLINGTON, VA – Amid reporting that congressional leaders are close to making a deal to raise budget caps, Americans for Prosperity Vice President of Economic Opportunity Russ Latino issued the following statement:  “A deliberate and thoughtful deal that puts us on a better fiscal trajectory is far better than a quick and dirty deal that […]

ARLINGTON, VA –  With the top four congressional leaders continuing to meet this afternoon to discuss a two-year budget deal, Americans for Prosperity is urging them to work together to rein in runaway spending with sensible limits that tie discretionary spending growth to a combination of inflation and population increases, and end the broken system of […]

Americans for Prosperity acting state director, Tony Howley, issued the following statement prior to Senate President Sweeney’s address on Path to Progress proposals: “At AFP-NJ we have long-called for state lawmakers to work together to solve our pension crisis. We applaud Senate President Sweeney for seeking solutions that will shore up the Garden State’s failed […]