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Indianapolis, Ind. – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) today applauded Congress for voting 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. AFP-IN had urged Indiana’s congressional delegation to support the rescission package as part of the […]

Harrisburg, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today applauded Congress for voting 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. AFP-PA had urged Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation to support the rescission package as part of the […]

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity commended the U.S. House of Representatives today following the passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act. The bill, otherwise known as the rescission package, is a step in the right direction toward restoring fiscal sanity in Washington. On Monday, AFP sent key vote letters to House members […]

Arlington, VA – With the House of Representatives taking up a “minibus” spending bill that increases spending $7.8 billion over current levels, Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Fellow Alison Acosta Winters issued the following statement urging lawmakers to oppose it: “If Congress was hoping to regain some credibility with Americans on spending, they’re not off to a very good […]

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today announced it will score the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act (H.R. 3), otherwise known as the rescissions package, on its congressional scorecard. In a letter sent to lawmakers Wednesday, AFP urged members to vote “Yes”, calling the rescissions plan a step in the right direction toward restoring fiscal […]

Congress has opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package   ST. PAUL, MN – On the heels of launching the first phase of its “Stop Over Spending” campaign to call attention to the dramatic over-spending that takes place in Washington, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is calling Minnesota Representatives Erik Paulsen and […]

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 […]

Congress has an opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package Arlington, VA – On the heels of launching the first phase of its campaign to call attention to the dramatic overspending that takes place in Washington, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is calling on Congress to take the first step in […]

BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) announced the newest member of the Taker’s Dozen: Rep. Robert Shadoin. AFP-LA State Director John Kay released the following statement: “Rep. Shadoin has been in lockstep with his other Taker’s Dozen members raising taxes and growing the government. He can’t hide from his voting record of supporting increased […]