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Richmond, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity Virginia applauded Governor Youngkin’s morning announcements on Virginia’s decline in NAEP scoring, announcing a seven-step plan to immediately increase educational opportunities. Legislative Director Benjamin Knotts released the following statement:“As Gov. Youngkin mentioned today, the NAEP scores show Virginia’s education system has been in a steady decline since 2017. After the pandemic, […]
What can Washington do bring down energy prices and help U.S. farmers and ranchers? Americans for Prosperity Vice President of Government Affairs Akash Chougule recently interviewed Representative Kelly Armstrong to find out. The discussion was part of AFP’s #CongressConvos series. Inflation hurts American farmers and ranchers Congressional Democrats and Biden administration officials have tried to […]
Student loan forgiveness will do nothing to address the cause of the student debt crisis and only push already-skyrocketing higher education costs even higher.
Richmond, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) applauded the Youngkin administration’s announcement of “Operation Bold Blue Line,” a new effort to combat violent crime in Virginia by investing in law enforcement, victims and witness services, and community programs aimed at supporting at-risk youth. AFP-VA Legislative Director Ben Knotts issued the following statement in response to Governor Youngkin’s announcement: “The United States is experiencing […]
Vote ‘no’ on Amendment D Welcome to our coalition members in opposing Medicaid expansion. It’s a true team effort, and this toolkit is a resource to quickly review media talking points, find one-pagers, and reference articles and speaking engagements . Thank you for all that you do! Messaging: Every South Dakotan deserves greater access to […]
Center of the American Experiment confirms Governor Evers’ and Lt. Governor Barnes’ policies will continue to cost taxpayers MADISON, Wis. – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) responded to a new report issued by the Center of the American Experiment that concludes that Governor Tony Evers’ and Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes’ proposal to restrict Wisconsin’s existing energy sources, including […]
Arlington, VA- Today, in response to surging gas prices and recent news that OPEC+ nations planned to cut oil production, President Biden announced the release of another 15 million barrels of oil from the strategic reserve, leaving room for the potential of more drawdowns as winter approaches. Americans for Prosperity has consistently criticized tapping into the strategic […]
Highlights Rep. Dan Fister, Rep. Ken Fleming, and Sen. Donald Douglas FRANKFORT, KY — Americans for Prosperity – Kentucky (AFP-KY) today released its 2022 Legislative Scorecard, highlighting state lawmakers’ votes during the past legislative session. The full Scorecard downloadable PDF is available here or at kentuckyscorecard.com. AFP-KY Coalitions Director Nikki Rothwell released the following statement: “The legislative scorecard is […]
With inflation at record highs, spending continuing to skyrocket, and everyday Americans struggling, it’s obvious that America is in dire need of a change of course. “It’s actually becoming the kind of business that our forefathers ran from in order to start America,” Representative Ron Estes told Americans for Prosperity. So where did we go […]
