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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) will host a conversation on Tuesday, August 10th at The Venue at Falls Park in Greenville, S.C, on the so-called bipartisan “infrastructure” bill Washington lawmakers are considering. Rep. William Timmons (SC-04) and AFP President Tim Phillips, born and raised in the Upstate, will lead the conversation and […]

Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips joined with Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist to applaud Arizona’s recent tax reform and to call on other states and the federal government to emulate the Grand Canyon State. “By lowering the income tax rate and making the tax code flatter, the tax burden on all Arizonans […]

In making the case against the proposed “clean electricity standard,” a national energy mandate included in Senator Bernie Sanders’ partisan budget plan, Jason Huffman and Clint Woods invoke a memorable ad from West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin. Manchin’s classic 2010 campaign ad became famous for his pointing a rifle at a piece of paper flapping in […]

Perrysburg, OH – Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) announced it is hosting an event with state Representative Derek Merrin about wasteful infrastructure proposals Congress is considering. AFP-OH’s Grassroots Engagement Director Douglas Simpson will discuss with Rep. Merrin why the so-called bipartisan infrastructure package and Sen. Bernie Sanders’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation “infrastructure” proposal will do little to […]

Under the guise of infrastructure, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and his allies are plotting the biggest expansion of government-run health care since the Affordable Care Act (ACA, a.k.a. Obamacare). In fact, if recent news reports are accurate, it is more than 60 percent bigger than the ACA. The tragedy is that much of the proposed […]

The Senate will vote this week on a five-year, $1.2 trillion so-called infrastructure bill. This moment is an important one in Americans for Prosperity’s efforts to end Washington’s wasteful spending.    As AFP President Tim Phillips said in a new video, this legislation is not about roads and bridges — and it’s not about bipartisanship. In fact, as AFP CEO Emily Seidel […]

RICHMOND, VA—Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) today announced its support for candidate Nick Clemente, vying to represent district 10 in the Virginia House of Delegates. Clemente earned support from the grassroots organization for his commitment to educational opportunity, reducing burdensome red tape to help rebuild a stronger economy, and improving access to quality health care Virginia […]

Meredith, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) is hosting an End Washington Waste event today to talk with activists about why New Hampshire’s congressional delegation needs to oppose the so-called infrastructure bills. As lawmakers continue to debate the so-called infrastructure package and Sen. Bernie Sanders’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation “infrastructure” proposal, the Granite State’s congressional […]

Should lawmakers take a vote on a $1.2 trillion bill that no American has ever seen? Some in Congress seem to think so. And that is exactly what they did. Earlier this week, Congress’ so-called “hard” infrastructure package passed a procedural vote in the Senate, even though no text for the bill has been released, even to lawmakers. This is […]