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“The president’s plan is a government takeover of health care that would cause drug rationing,” said Dean Clancy, the organization’s senior health policy fellow. Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity issued a statement on the Biden administration’s newly unveiled plan to address the cost of prescription drugs. Most notably, the plan would allow the […]

Indiana basketball fans know that when an opponent scores an easy layup, it’s important to quickly sink a shot of your own. Basketball is a game of momentum. Just days after the U.S. House approved his $3.5 trillion budget boondoggle, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) was riding high and headed to West Lafayette, Indiana, to build support among skeptics. The momentum stopped as soon as the senator hit the […]

COLUMBUS, OH –Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) today announced a roundtable event discussing Washington’s “infrastructure” package TOMORROW in Perrysburg. The event will be open to community members and RSVPed media for the discussion. AFP spokespeople and volunteers will be available for comment and interview onsite. WHO: Americans for Prosperity Grassroots Activists and Perrysburg Community Members WHEN: […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders came to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, last week. Not as a presidential candidate (he has run for — and lost — the Democratic nomination two times), but as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. Sanders indicated he was worried people did not understand all that is in the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation. […]

Madison, WI – Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today announced its efforts to applaud Rep. Kind Ron (WI-03) for his principled rhetoric calling to End Washington Waste. Weeks prior, Rep. Kind announced he would not seek re-election and included major concerns with Washington leaving a legacy of debt for Wisconsinites for generations to come. […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) today announced a renewed commitment to improving the lives of all Hoosiers and an increased focus on community building across the state. As part of the announcement, AFP-IN introduced its new State Director, Josh Webb. The grassroots organization is also excited to announce Matt Humm as the state’s […]

Report shows Medicare’s hospital trust fund will run out of money in just five years Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity responded to the latest Social Security and Medicare Trustees report which cast a dire forecast on Medicare’s finances. Like last year’s trustees forecast and the one before it, the latest report projects that […]

Powell, OH – Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) announced it is hosting a “Pull the Pork” event on Thursday with Buckeye Institute Research Fellow Greg Lawson and Mike Carey. The event will rally activists to encourage Ohio lawmakers to oppose the Biden-Sanders $4.7 “infrastructure” proposals. The event is part of the grassroots group’s seven-figure “End Washington […]

BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) today announced its support for Jeremy Stine running in the special election to represent the 27th district in the Louisiana State Senate. As a third-generation small business owner, active community advocate, and native Louisianan, Stine has earned the full support of AFP-LA due to his commitment to champion […]