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SALT LAKE CITY – On Saturday, August 14, 2021, Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) and Education Opportunity for Every Child hosted a backpack and school supply giveaway at the Utah State Fairgrounds. The grassroots and parent advocacy group helped ensure that 1,000 students will be set up for success this year and raised awareness of the […]
Earlier this summer we detailed how the president’s “infrastructure” plan would hurt your health care. Events have progressed quickly since then. The Senate recently passed a $1.2 trillion “hard infrastructure” package, and Senator Bernie Sanders is now proposing a $3.5 trillion spending spree that would grant government greater control over our health care system. In […]
On Saturday, August 14, 2021, Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) and Education Opportunity for Every Child will host a backpack giveaway at the Utah State Fairgrounds. To relieve the stress of the new school year, the grassroots organization and new parent advocacy group will provide backpacks and school supplies to ensure every student is set up […]
If the nation’s governors believed the Senate’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill would create jobs and drive investment in communities, they would be the first to support it. But Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts does not want Congress to approve this boondoggle. Ricketts recently joined Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and AFP – Nebraska State Director […]
The Senate on Tuesday voted 69-30 to pass a $1.2 trillion “infrastructure” package. If some of these senators figured that voting for the “bipartisan” legislation could forestall another, costlier bill, they were dead wrong. The very next day, the Senate voted to approve a partisan budget blueprint for a $3.5 trillion package — whose real […]
Why should concerned Americans contact their lawmakers about the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that the Senate recently passed? Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) addressed that question with Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and AFP-Tennessee State Director Tori Venable during a recent Facebook Live event. Blackburn said one reason Americans should make their voices heard is […]
While the $1.2 trillion “infrastructure” bill the Senate passed August 10 has been labeled “bipartisan,” millions of Americans and their representatives in Congress oppose the wasteful spending contained in it. Those voices include Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) who joined Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and AFP-Oklahoma State Director John Tidwell for a Facebook Live […]
“Michigan taxpayers have a right to have their opposition heard.” LANSING, MI — Americans for Prosperity – Michigan (AFP-MI) today urged members of the state’s Congressional Delegation to hold public town halls across the state so constituents have a chance to voice their concerns about the massive amount of new spending being considered in Washington under […]
Legislators in Key Districts Voted to Sidestep TABOR; Place More Financial Burdens on Colorado Families DENVER – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) announced the launch of the grassroots organization’s accountability campaign that focuses on Colorado legislators’ failure to involve constituents in the legislative process this past session. The focal point of the effort was the […]
