Recent News
In a pair of new reports, the Congressional Budget Office has provided its regular update to projections about federal spending, revenues, and debt over the next 10 years. The results aren’t encouraging, as both spending and debt are on an unsustainable path. According to the CBO, public debt is on track to be double the […]
Dear Representatives: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote “NO” on H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021. The inappropriately named “For the People Act” claims to promote transparency, ethics, and accountability. The bill fails on all counts. In reality, it protects incumbent politicians […]
Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico launches robust paid and grassroots efforts around HB 4 SANTA FE, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) today announced a statewide campaign on HB 4, a bill based on recommendations from the New Mexico Civil Rights Commission that would bar the use in state courts of the qualified immunity defense and make […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued a Key Vote Alert against the so-called American Rescue Plan Act, President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID package, which is packed with unnecessary spending for long-standing partisan priorities and will do nothing to end the pandemic or help the economy recover stronger. AFP believes any COVID relief spending […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) today commended Governor Kristi Noem for signing HB 1077, a bill that will recognize licensed health care providers across state lines, improving access to critical health care services. The grassroots group will continue to advocate for legislation that would provide immediate health care relief to South […]
State Director Ronald Najarro laid out Americans for Prosperity-Nevada’s legislative agenda for 2021 in an op-ed in the Nevada Independent. At the top of the list, Najarro writes, is taking the steps necessary to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. The nature of Nevada’s economy meant COVID-19 hit us harder than most places. … We need […]
Grassroots group calls for timely, temporary, targeted relief BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) joined a national comprehensive, integrated campaign to mobilize its grassroots activists against President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID package, which is filled with unnecessary spending for long-standing partisan priorities — even as $1 trillion of earlier COVID assistance remains unspent. […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Following the release of the state budget forecast that found a vast improvement to Minnesota’s budget deficit with the state now projecting a $1.6 billion surplus instead of the $1.2 billion budget shortfall for the upcoming biennium, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) State Director Jason Flohrs released the following statement: “Even as […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Following S 506, a bill that expands the opportunity for home-based food production and direct-to-consumers sales, passing out of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) Director of Grassroots Operations Candace Carroll released the following statement: “Restricting South Carolinians’ ability to sell and buy homemade goods keeps […]
