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SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—In case you missed it… Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota State Director Don Haggar authored a letter-to-the-editor in the Argus Leader calling for the state’s congressional delegation to do right by hard-working South Dakotans and hold Washington accountable for its irresponsible overspending. The piece ran Saturday in the Argus Leader and can be viewed […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity expressed frustration today after the Senate agreed to another massive, spending bill with an $854 billion price tag that continues government spending on its current, unsustainable trajectory. Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued this statement: ““Unfortunately, it seems like the only thing Washington can agree on […]
Grassroots group applauds lawmakers for practicing fiscal responsibility, protecting taxpayers LINCOLN, Nebr. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE), the state’s leading grassroots organization dedicated to economic freedom, is applauding Nebraska elected officials from the past several legislative sessions for pushing policies that have helped the Cornhusker State be recognized as the state with the third lowest […]
Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Fellow Alison Acosta Winters | National Review After President Donald Trump in March signed the massive $1.3 trillion spending bill for 2018, he warned Congress: “I will never sign another bill like this again.” … Every year it’s the same story. Congress passes almost none of its twelve routine spending bills by […]
Americans for Prosperity launched a television and digital ad highlighting Phil Bredesen’s abuse of taxpayer dollars and support of higher taxes. The ad reads: When times are tough, we budget for our families. But when our states budget was in crisis, Phil Bredesen supported higher taxes on us. Higher gas taxes, sales taxes, and more. […]
Grassroots group comments on Nashville’s fiscal struggles to pay $50,000 for a referendum on stadium proposal NASHVILLE, Ten. – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today issued the following statement after Nashville’s Metro Finance Director Talia Lomax-O’dneal said Nashville doesn’t have the $50,000 needed to place the proposed, taxpayer-funded Major League Soccer stadium on the November ballot. […]
Grassroots group urges Hillsborough County residents to reject sales tax increase Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida, the state’s leading grassroots organization for economic freedom, today launched a campaign urging Hillsborough County voters to reject a ballot initiative that would impose a $280 million sales tax hike to fund transportation projects. A similar sales tax […]
Many in Congress claim they are spending hawks and are sounding the alarm about our massive levels of debt and spending, yet they continue voting for reckless, record spending bills. Just this past March, Congress overwhelmingly voted in favor of a massive “omnibus” spending bill – a mishmash of all the spending bills Congress is […]
