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Leader Pelosi draws fog to New Mexico’s benefits of tax reform Albuquerque, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) is disappointed in Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for spreading a misinformation campaign on the true benefits of tax reform. Along with videos and collateral being provided by the group Not One Penny, Leader Pelosi is traveling […]
By now you’ve heard millions of Americans are benefitting from tax reform. Hundreds of companies have given out bonuses, pay raises or other benefits as a direct result of the reforms Congress passed last December. But how exactly is that extra money benefitting these hard-working Americans? If you ask employees at Southwest Airlines, there’s a […]
Late last year, Congress passed federal tax reform, overhauling the old tax code. That’s good news for American businesses and families, but bad news for lawmakers who opposed fixing our rigged tax system. Now that federal tax reform has gone into effect, we can say goodbye to a lot of hurtful tax policies. Here’s five things you […]
FRANKFORT, KY – Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky today blasted the budget and tax increases currently being debated by the Kentucky legislature. The GOP-authored measure is expected to pass both chambers later today. AFP-KY activists pointed to the measure’s failure to address the main drivers of the state’s spending crisis and its nearly $500 million tax increase on hardworking Kentuckians. Americans […]
Grassroots group continues American Pay Raise accountability effort with new digital campaign Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity is counting down the days until Tax Day, which will mark that last time most Americans file their taxes under the outdated, burdensome tax code. As part of the organization’s American Pay Raise campaign, AFP will […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) released a statement Thursday condemning the Senate’s decision to pass SB 617, a tax “reform” bill that increases Missouri’s gas tax and creates new tax giveaways. Despite being championed as transformative tax reform, the bill is revenue neutral and only shifts the tax burden instead of providing […]
Below is a sample email for a generic House member who voted for the Prop 301 sales tax extension/hike, but who has performed well on our coalition’s other key bills so far in the session. Here is the spreadsheet: 2018 AZ Rep Generic D7 03-28-2018 And here is a PDF of this letter: 2018 AZ House Generic […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) released the following statement after Politico’s David Siders reported Sen. McCaskill will be the beneficiary at the May 6 Beverly Hills fundraiser hosted by the actress Katie McGrath, film studio executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, filmmaker Steven Spielberg and other Los Angeles-area heavyweights. Sen. McCaskill has a history of supporting tax breaks for the film […]
Grassroots group rebukes House lawmakers for passing massive tax hike package OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) on Tuesday criticized House members for approving a massive tax package aimed at appeasing teachers’ unions and preventing a strike. “The House obeyed the special interests, chose to ignore the people, and passed a huge tax package, only […]
