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It’s hard to appreciate what you have when it’s all you’ve ever known. If you’re reading this, you’ve lived a whole life in a world with the First Amendment. We quibble about its application in specific cases, many of them very important. But even where government gets it wrong the courts have been consistent in […]
AUSTIN, TX – Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) announced today it will support State Representatives Morgan Meyer (HD-108) and Angie Chen Button (HD-112) in their bids for reelection to the Texas House of Representatives. As the state’s largest grassroots organization, AFP-TX has a long history of successfully mobilizing activists and volunteers across the state to help win […]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—Tonight, Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) used his time on the Democratic National Convention’s main stage to assail so-called “corporate greed” and blame American businesses for the inflation that’s triggered a cost-of-living crisis across the country. But he failed to address how Pennsylvanians—and Americans nationwide—are suffering because of the failed Biden-Harris economic policies for […]
LAS VEGAS, NV – While the Democratic National Convention is underway, one pillar of the Democratic Party is missing: Jacky Rosen. Since we’re in an election year, Rosen is trying to distance herself from the disastrous policies she’s supported in lockstep with Joe Biden while in office. Jacky Rosen can try to hide from the Biden-Harris […]
Columbus, OH – As the Democratic National Convention is underway, Sherrod Brown is opting to sit out in an attempt to distance himself from his disastrous voting record. However, while he instead makes stops in Youngstown, Cleveland, Toledo, and Sandusky, he can’t hide from the fact that he fully supported the progressive agenda that’s caused a cost-of-living […]
Nearly nine million illegal crossings, including nearly two million got aways. That’s the catastrophic record of the Biden-Harris Administration border policy. That’s why AFP has hosted dozens of events nationwide to explain to Americans what good border policy looks like. In the last two months, AFP went to Nevada, Montana, where retired Border Patrol Chief […]
AFP-LA Sees More than 50 State Legislators Obtain Perfect Score on Top Legislative Issues BATON ROUGE, LA—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) released its 2024 Legislative Scorecard, highlighting state lawmakers’ votes during the past legislative session and thanking top policy champions for their work to remove barriers for Louisianians to live and work more freely. The complete […]
Americans are known for their hardworking, innovative spirit. With a working population of over 161 million, we have all the human capital necessary to create prosperity for everyone. The trouble is, we’re tied down by restrictive labor regulations. On top of the overwhelming federal regulatory structure, each state has on average 179 occupational barriers that restrict how we […]
“No taxation without representation” rang out as powerful rallying cry during the American Revolution, and self-government was a fundamental principle in the founding of the United States. This principle meant that before a single cent of taxpayer money could be spent, we the people, through our elected representatives, could have our say. This restraint on arbitrary […]
