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ARLINGTON, VA—Americans for Prosperity’s Senior Fellow in Fiscal Policy Kurt Couchman released a new report today setting out a path for Congress to advance a well-crafted amendment to the United States Constitution to require Congress to balance the federal budget. Reckless spending has driven our national debt to almost $34 trillion, and the resulting inflation […]
TULSA, OK — Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) today applauded the beginning of enrollment for schools in Oklahoma’s new Parental Choice Tax Credit, upon the launch of the program’s new government website. The unique universal school choice program, signed into law by Governor Kevin Stitt in May, will provide educational freedom for families through income-based tax […]
By Andrew Gilstrap Brent Bennett and Jason Isaac of the Texas Public Policy Foundation have brought to light what many Americans have long suspected: the Biden administration’s energy policy, focused on a swift transition to an all-electric vehicle (EV) fleet, is contributing to rising costs for American consumers. This revelation comes as many Americans are […]
The rights of American workers are under attack because of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R.842). The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) completed a markup of the Pro Act, Paycheck Fairness Act and Healthy Families Act in June. (A markup is when lawmakers in the U.S. Congress or […]
AFP-KS made more than 247,000 voter contacts through digital ads, door knocking, mailers, and telephone outreach. WICHITA, KS—After a competitive election, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) is thrilled to congratulate Lily Wu on her successful endeavor to serve as Wichita’s next mayor. AFP-KS endorsed Wu as the best candidate to represent the state’s largest city early on. While AFP-KS grassroots activists have worked in the […]
DENVER, CO — Upon the failure of Proposition HH and Democrats’ attempts to gut the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), Americans for Prosperity-Colorado State Director Jesse Mallory released the following statement: “Coloradans spoke loud and clear tonight – don’t take our TABOR refunds. Yet again, attempts by Gov. Polis and the legislature to eliminate TABOR […]
TOPEKA, KS—Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) recently responded to Senator Alicia Straub’s baseless claims published in a newsletter, aimed at diminishing the organization’s autonomy and integrity in Kansas. In her opinion piece, Elizabeth Patton, AFP-KS State Director refutes Sen. Straub’s accusations that AFP “enjoys playing politics” among other criticisms, writing: “Americans for Prosperity isn’t the Republican Party. […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Americans for Prosperity applauds the Government Surveillance Reform Act, introduced today by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH), and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA). The bill would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act with significant reforms to protect American civil liberties. Watch AFP Senior Policy Analyst […]
In an op-ed published at Real Clear Health, Lauren Stewart, senior legislative affairs liaison for Americans for Prosperity and Concerned Veterans for America, revealed the many health care options that Americans are missing out on due to misguided government policies. With open enrollment for 2024 health insurance coverage underway, Stewart explained that, for many Americans, […]
