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Today the Senate will vote on S. 2093, the “For The People Act” (formerly S.1). The legislation’s backers pitch it as protecting voting rights, but it undermines free speech. Were it already law, S.2093 would have stifled the robust debate that’s happening right now about the bill itself. Nearly a third of it isn’t about […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today urged Governor McMaster to veto $155 million in earmarks included in the state budget. According to the Post and Courier, the $155 million includes funding for nearly 230 pet projects from state legislators. A new Senate rule passed this year enables the public to see what […]
Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote “NO” on S.J. Res.15, a resolution of disapproval for the Office of the Comptroller’s (OCC) October 2020 “True Lender” rule under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). Overturning this rule will ultimately harm small businesses and […]
Mackinac Center Senior Fellow Vincent Vernuccio was about to go on national television when the 2018 Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME came down. He quickly texted a group of labor experts, including Austen Bannan, Americans for Prosperity’s senior employment policy analyst. “Does this mean what I think it means?” Vernuccio asked. In the […]
Dear Senators: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote “NO” on S. 2093, the so-called For the People Act of 2021. There are ways to protect voting rights, defend free speech, and strengthen our democracy. But this bill isn’t it. Nearly a third of it threatens […]
TRENTON, N.J. – Today, Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) weighed in shortly after Gov. Murphy and legislative leaders announced the budget deal and kickoff of the appropriations process. The grassroots group anticipates an approach similar to recent years that will only serve as a short-term fix to the Garden State’s deep-rooted financial struggles. AFP-NJ Tony […]
Madison, WI – Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin (AFP-WI) announced appreciation and expressed its gratitude to the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) and its Co-chairs Howard Marklein and Mark Born for their work on the state budget. AFP-WI specifically noted several JFC actions worthy of praise: Replacing Governor Evers’ tax hikes on main street businesses […]
CHARLESTON, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) is hosting an event today at 5:30 with U.S. Representative Nancy Mace on the Biden Administration’s $4 trillion infrastructure proposal. Congresswoman Mace and Akash Chougule, Senior Advisor on Economic Issues for Americans for Prosperity, will discuss why the Biden Administration’s proposed infrastructure bill will do little to […]
In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, state and federal temporarily waived several government-imposed barriers that prevented providers from making greater use of remote care through telehealth. The moves saved countless lives. With the pandemic winding down, those waivers are about to expire. Charlie Katebi, health policy analyst at Americans for Prosperity, writes in The […]
