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The challenging part about defending free speech is that it means defending speech you hate. There has been a lot of that for me the last couple of weeks. Hamas terrorists killed Israeli civilians on October 7 and took hostage many more, including young children. While many individuals and organizations released statements and protested against […]
Manchester, New Hampshire—Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) on Wednesday congratulated lawmakers on successfully blocking a veto override of House Bill 142, known as the Burgess Biomass bill. This move ensures that Granite State ratepayers and taxpayers won’t need to continue to subsidize a poorly run facility. AFP-NH State Director Greg Moore congratulated both the Governor […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity launched a major campaign urging Congress to pass the bipartisan, bicameral Prevent Government Shutdowns Act ahead of its vote on the Senate floor this week. The six-figure effort will feature digital ads in a number of key states and districts and a landing page at PreventGovernmentShutdowns.com to encourage voters to write their […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Americans for Prosperity’s Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner made the following statement today in response to the election of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the next Speaker of the House: “Now that the 118th Congress again has a Speaker of the House, Members urgently need to get back to work on the important issues […]
Dear Senators, On behalf of millions of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to support S.Amdt.1232 to S.Amdt.1092, the bipartisan, bicameral Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, by Senator James Lankford. This amendment would restore the federal government’s pre-Carter Administration practice of automatically continuing appropriations (“auto CRs”) until new appropriations bills are […]
If the government shuts down, it can’t spend appropriated money, and many activities stop. At surface level this may seem like a great way to block big government. However, shutdown politics actually cost the American people far more in the long run. Here’s how Washington’s crisis-to-crisis governing hurts us all and the measures we need […]
Baton Rouge, LA—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) announced its support of four additional candidates to serve various parts of the Pelican State, rounding out a total of 21 endorsements this election season. The announcement comes on the heels of the organization’s backing of 17 candidates in the primary, 15 of which found success on election night. With a priority […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Americans for Prosperity’s Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner made the following statement today: “The House of Representatives has been without a Speaker and unable to do its work for 21 days. It’s unacceptable that lawmakers continue to fail to select a leader when our country’s challenges are so great and the need for […]
Benjamin Glasner at the Economic Innovation Group recently released a report detailing economic flows between different states during the Covid-19 pandemic. Using IRS data from 2020 and 2021, stifling high-tax, high-regulation states such as California and New York saw massive economic outflows to low-tax, low-regulation states such as Florida, Texas, Nevada, and Arizona. Which states […]
