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Senator Smith should follow House in seizing opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing rescission package grassroots group says ST. PAUL, MN – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity–Minnesota (AFP-MN) is now calling on Senator Smith to take up the […]
The federal government is no stranger to out-of-control spending. The national debt has now reached a startling $21 trillion! That’s not all: Congress recently passed an omnibus spending package that will cost $1.3 trillion. But wasteful federal spending doesn’t stop there. The federal government has misused your money on various pet projects, both large and […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) will start running digital ads urging Sen. Blunt and Sen. McCaskill to approve the bill that would save taxpayers about $15 billion in unspent funds from previous years. Contrary to her voting history, […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana activists gathered in the Capitol Monday afternoon as Gov. Edwards addressed the legislature on the start of Louisiana’s third special session of 2018. The 10-day session was called by Governor Edwards after legislators rebuffed attempts to raise the sales tax. AFP-LA has consistently called for legislators to reject any […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) unveiled Rep. Kenny Havard Friday as the next member of the Taker’s Dozen, the now-infamous group of lawmakers being held accountable for their votes to raise taxes on Louisianans to fund frivolous government spending. Rep. Havard has earned his spot by voting to raise the sales tax in 2016, renewing […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) released a statement Friday in anticipation of the third special session of 2018 criticizing the Governor’s one-sided approach of only considering tax increases to cover the budget deficit. The upcoming session will be Governor Edwards’ seventh special session since taking office in 2016, all of which addressing Louisiana’s financial woes. […]
Arlington, VA – The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a $23.4 billion Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill for FY19. The bill included the same appropriations level as the previous FY18 bill, meaning spending levels have frozen. Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Fellow Alison Acosta Winters issued the following statement: “It is refreshing to finally see […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity Friday led a coalition of organizations urging Congress to pass a one-year, clean extension of the 2018 Farm Bill and use that time to draft a new package that includes meaningful reforms to both farm and nutrition programs. In a letter sent to members of Congress on Friday, the […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today applauded Rep. Paulsen and the others in the Minnesota delegation who voted in support of President Trump’s rescission package, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act (H.R. 3), that cancels $15 billion in unspent funds from previous years. Earlier this week, AFP-MN urged Representatives […]
