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Raleigh, North Carolina—Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s largest grassroots organization, today announced new leadership for the group’s North Carolina state chapter. Former Deputy State Director Tyler Voigt will take the helm as the chapter’s new state director and Dalton Clark, previously the chapter legislative liaison is moving into a new position as Voigt’s deputy state […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—This week Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) flew into Washington, D.C. to speak to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. AFP-PA State Director Ashley Klingensmith and Coalitions Director Mary Beth Cirucci met with Representatives Mike Kelly, Lloyd Smucker, John Joyce, Scott Perry, Dan Meuser, Mike Kelly, Glen “GT” Thompson, and Brian Fitzpatrick to discuss policies that would […]
DENVER, CO – Grassroots activists from all 50 states embarked on Capitol Hill this week as part of Americans for Prosperity’s annual Capitol Conference. The 2023 Capitol Conference was the largest annual gathering of its kind to date with more than 200 meetings scheduled with members of Congress, senators and other policy champions. Americans for […]
American democracy cannot thrive when its citizens feel stifled In baseball, a relief pitcher will take over for the starting pitcher. This week, we could say that my colleague David Voorman is my relief pitcher (not my designated hitter – because, as David agrees, those shouldn’t exist). David is a fellow attorney and a senior […]
Arlington, Va. — In a significant step toward empowering individuals with more control over their healthcare, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3799. The legislation codifies workplace CHOICE plans and authorizes MEWAs (multiple employer health plans) to promote insurance portability and enhance health insurance affordability. CHOICE plans, established in 2019 through a rule enacted […]
Congress doesn’t have to balance the federal budget, nor does it try. It doesn’t pursue debt-to-GDP targets, deficit targets, or any other comprehensive budget targets. Without an anchor, federal deficits and debt burdens are spiraling. Congress lacks discipline or anything resembling a management structure for weighing tradeoffs. Stealing from the future to benefit current voters […]
TOPEKA, KS – Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) today endorsed Lily Wu for the 2023 Wichita mayoral primary election to be held on August 1, 2023. AFP-KS State Director Elizabeth Patton issued the following statement: “We are proud to endorse Lily Wu for the upcoming mayoral primary election in Wichita. “Lily has a vision based on principle and is working day […]
Richmond, VA — Americans for Prosperity Virginia (AFP-VA) congratulated our endorsed candidates for their victories in the Virginia Primaries. AFP-VA contacted nearly 200,000 voters leading up to election day. All within 10 weeks, the AFP-VA team made over 100,000 phone calls and knocked over 70,000 doors in districts across the commonwealth. Along with their grassroots efforts, AFP-VA […]
ARLINGTON, VA— Today, in advance of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) markup of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and other workforce legislation, a coalition of over a dozen organizations led by Americans for Prosperity sent a letter to the Committee urging Senators to reject all three bills […]
