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Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued the following statement from Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner on the passage of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID package through the Senate. The so-called American Rescue Plan Act fails to address the key challenges of defeating the virus, accelerating economic recovery, or providing timely, targeted, and […]
Dear Senators, On behalf of activists in all 50 states, Americans for Prosperity will rate the following amendments to the so-called American Rescue Plan Act in our legislative scorecard. The following amendments align with the priorities that AFP has laid out in our 2021 “Save Lives, Save Livelihoods” Policy Agenda in addition to the […]
Skylar Zander, state director of Americans for Prosperity-Florida, joined with U.S. Representative Greg Steube for an opinion piece in the Orlando Sentinel calling on Congress to reject the PRO Act, “a partisan grab bag designed to benefit politically connected groups at the expense of many Americans simply trying to provide for themselves and their families.” […]
When COVID-19 struck, Kansas officials moved quickly to meet the crisis and did not wait for the federal government to act. They came up with local responses that eliminated barriers so providers and patients could get the care they needed. But, as Elizabeth Patton writes in an opinion column published in the Topeka Capital Journal […]
Dear Senators, On behalf of activists in all 50 states, Americans for Prosperity will rate the following amendments to the so-called American Rescue Plan Act in our legislative scorecard. The following amendments align with the priorities that AFP has laid out in our 2021 “Save Lives, Save Livelihoods” Policy Agenda in addition to the policy […]
As Congress debates a massive $1.9 trillion spending package intended to provide relief from the coronavirus, President Joe Biden has challenged those who say it spends too much. The president has asked where cuts should be made: Critics say my plan is too big, that it costs $1.9 trillion. So that’s too much. Well, let […]
RICHMOND, Va. – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) reflected on the highs and lows of the legislative session. The grassroots group will continue to push for labor reform as a top priority for the year, focusing on collective bargaining in the near months. AFP- VA State Director J.C. Hernandez issued the following statement: “We were pleased […]
U.S. Representative Greg Steube, Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | Orlando Sentinel Op-Ed After nearly a year of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions are finally waning across the nation, as they have been in freedom loving Florida for months. Employment is on the upswing, many of our children are returning to school, and our […]
ARLINGTON, Va.—Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today issued the following statement from Dan Pearson, AFP Trade Policy Fellow, on the Biden administration’s decision to suspend tariffs previously imposed on a number of UK products stemming from the Boeing-Airbus dispute. The suspension will last four months while the countries attempt to resolve the matter: “It is encouraging […]
