Ezekiel Emanuel unwittingly shows why drug price fixing won’t work
Oct 29, 2021

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, who has famously suggested that 75 is about the right age to die, recently took to the pages of Politico to argue that if we allow the government to control the price of prescription drugs, “we will still have robust innovation.” But the primary example the 64-year-old Dr. Emanuel uses to make […]

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An Americans for Prosperity activist protests Washington's price tag (in the trillions!) for its reconciliation bill.
Americans know they will bear the burden of Washington’s overspending
Oct 29, 2021

House and Senate leaders are scrambling to save their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation by cutting back on its contents. Things are not going well. As lawmakers negotiated to reduce the scope of the massive spending plan, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema continues to oppose key provisions, including the bill’s tax increases, and West Virginia Sen. Joe […]

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Lawmakers must refocus on infrastructure, not their partisan projects
Oct 29, 2021

Lawmakers should focus on projects related to infrastructure, writes Erica Jedynak, Senior Advisor for Americans for Prosperity, in an op-ed for Insider NJ, rather than their partisan pet projects. Congress’ so-called infrastructure package — once projected to cost $3.5 trillion, as Jedynak notes, but now slimmed down to around $1.75 trillion — seems “only vaguely related to infrastructure.” She argues lawmakers should reject this spending plan, which would hurt New […]

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Can calling an artist a “monopoly of one” displace the First Amendment?
Oct 28, 2021

Public accommodations laws “help ensure a free and open economy.” Traditionally, public accommodations laws have been applied to, well, public accommodations, such as hotels, or “what the old common law promised to any member of the public wanting a meal at the inn, that accepting the usual terms of service, they will not be turned […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
AFP: Today is a Win for Patients who Need Access to Life-Saving Medications
Oct 28, 2021

Putting Washington in charge of drug prices would stifle innovation and lead to fewer life-saving cures.

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
Stop Putting This Partisan Agenda Ahead of Major Challenges that Must Be Addressed
Oct 28, 2021

Arlington, VA – As President Biden and Speaker Pelosi continue to try to push through a reconciliation spending package before the October 31st deadline, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “When President Biden was elected he pledged to unite the country and bring people together. For the last nine months, Democrats […]

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NEW POLL: West Virginia Voters Say to Hold Off on New Spending
Oct 26, 2021

Americans for Prosperity/YouGov poll finds majority of independents concerned about inflation, middle class tax hikes CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity – West Virginia (WV) today released findings of a poll conducted by YouGov October 7-18, 2021, that found a significant majority of West Virginians, including independent voters, want Congress to hold off on passing new […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
NEW POLL: Arizona Voters Say to Hold Off on New Spending
Oct 26, 2021

Americans for Prosperity/YouGov poll finds majority of independents concerned about inflation, middle class tax hikes PHOENIX, AZ – Americans for Prosperity – Arizona (AZ) today released findings of a poll conducted by YouGov October 7-18, 2021, that found a significant majority of Arizonans want Congress to hold off on passing new spending, amid concerns that the […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
AFP launches new radio ad campaign in Arizona on drug price controls
Oct 26, 2021

The new six-figure spot from the grassroots organization highlights how Congress’s price control plan will lead to as many as 342 fewer new cures.

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