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The federal government is on an unsustainable fiscal path – and that’s particularly true for federal spending, specifically. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the share of our overall economy consumed by Washington is set to keep growing as far as the eye can see, unless Congress and the president act: If government spends more […]
MADISON, WI – Tomorrow, the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance is scheduled to remove dozens of non-fiscal and otherwise harmful policies from Gov. Evers’s budget, doing the right thing for our state and sending a message to Gov. Evers that Wisconsin needs to be more responsible with taxpayer money. Gov. Evers more than doubled the […]
From start to finish, it took Pfizer, Moderna, and others less than a year to get their COVID-19 vaccines approved for use. Before Operation Warp Speed, it typically took eight to 17 years to bring a vaccine to market. Writing in the Washington Examiner, Dean Clancy, senior health policy fellow at Americans for Prosperity, says we […]
NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today commended the Senate for passing SB 1281, which streamlines the current certificate of need (CON) process for health providers. The bill now heads to Governor Lee’s desk. The House passed the companion version, HB 948, yesterday. AFP-TN has been at the forefront of advocating for health care […]
There’s an explosion of spending going on in Washington, with lawmakers competing to waste today’s tax revenues and borrow even more from future generations. Before 2020, the federal government had never spent more than $4.5 trillion in a single fiscal year. But in 2020, Congress appropriated approximately $4 trillion just to address the coronavirus pandemic, […]
Today, Americans For Prosperity – Minnesota (AFP-MN) State Director Jason Flohrs testified in front of the joint House/Senate conference committee on the Public Safety Omnibus bill, highlighting key bipartisan provisions that AFP-MN has supported throughout the session. AFP-MN believes there should be urgency moving forward this session with criminal justice reforms that have bipartisan support. Specifically […]
DENVER – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) weighed in shortly after the contentious transportation bill was finally announced. The legislation includes additional fees on deliveries, ride-share services, and per-gallon road use fees. The grassroots group recently announced plans to cosponsor ballot language in 2022 with Colorado Rising State Action to give voters the option to reduce […]
Trusted reform should be made permanent grassroots group says COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today announced the launch of a robust, statewide six-figure mail and digital campaign focused on helping reform South Carolina’s health care system. The group is targeting a temporary reform that was enacted last year by Governor McMaster during […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity announced the launch of a new ad campaign aimed at protecting Americans’ access to prescription drugs by stopping H.R 3. While the goal of the legislation – lowering prescription drug prices – is laudable, the plan is deeply flawed and would cause far more harm than good, leading to […]
