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Congress has opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package AUSTIN, TX – Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) today called on Laredo Congressman Henry Cuellar to support President Donald Trump’s proposal to cancel $15 billion in unspent government funds from previous years. The call comes days after the Lone Star state activist […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) released a statement Saturday calling for the legislature to pass a budget and sine die, concluding that a reasonable compromise that benefits Louisianans could not be reached. The statement comes after Governor Edwards notified the legislature his veto of two bills; HB 321 and HB 229, that would have increased transparency of how taxpayer dollars […]
Today, AFP is launching a digital advertising campaign thanking Senator Heitkamp (D-ND) for cosponsoring the Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, (S. 2155), a bill that will ease constraints on regional and community banks put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (H.R. 4173). To view the ad thanking Senator Heitkamp, click here. […]
“Imagine Where We Could Be Without The Specter Of Tariffs.” Arlington, VA – Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy gained 223,000 jobs in May and the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent, matching April 2000 as the lowest reading since 1969. Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: […]
Americans for Prosperity works to ensure that red tape doesn’t prevent American families from affording a home or starting a business. That is why AFP helped push Congress to enact the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act. The measure provides relief to community banks suffering under Dodd-Frank’s crushing regulations that force smaller banks to pass costs […]
“Taxpayers have been overcharged long enough,” says Lund Lansing, Mich. – The grassroots group Americans for Prosperity hailed today’s Michigan Board of Canvassers decision to approve the prevailing wage repeal petition for the ballot as a victory for taxpayers. Pete Lund, state director for the Michigan chapter, issued the following statement: “With this victory behind […]
Group urges Indiana delegation to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package Indianapolis, Ind. – On the heels of launching the first phase of its “Stop Our Spending” campaign to call attention to the dramatic over spending that takes place in Washington, Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) is calling on Indiana’s House delegation […]
Group urges Pennsylvania delegation to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package Harrisburg, Pa. – On the heels of launching the first phase of its “Stop Our Spending” campaign to call attention to the dramatic over spending that takes place in Washington, Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) is calling on Pennsylvania’s House delegation […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) revealed the third member of the Taker’s Dozen Thursday: Sen. Ryan Gatti. The group unveiled the most recent member just hours before the Senate plans to convene to debate a tax package concocted in the Senate Ways and Means Committee that would implement a higher sales tax rate and […]
