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Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for passing three key criminal justice reform bills and urged the Senate to bring them to a floor vote: the First Step Implementation Act, the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act, and the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act. These bills would reform the federal […]
Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of Americans for Prosperity’s activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote “YES” in support of H.R. 256, introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). In 2002, Congress drafted, debated, and subsequently passed the 2002 AUMF, authorizing use […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today urged Congress to reject five anti-innovation competition bills put forth by the House Antitrust Subcommittee. This legislation would reward foreign jurisdictions who have been attacking American leadership in technology innovation for decades and would enable political appointees to manipulate key internet services. AFP Policy Manager Adam Thompson issued […]
Decision Allows Unlock Michigan Efforts to Remove Unconstitutional Law From Books Appear Before Michigan Voters LANSING, Mich. — Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today applauded the Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling that the Board of State Canvassers must certify the Unlock Michigan petition. The petition would repeal the 1945 Emergency Powers of the Governor Act. AFP-MI State […]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) today commended the Indiana Supreme Court’s ruling that the forfeiture of Tyson Timbs $42,000 Land Rover was grossly disproportional to his arrest for a drug sale of less than $250. The US Supreme Court had previously ruled in this case that the 8th Amendment’s prohibition on excessive fines […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) today praised legislators for taking the first steps to fix Louisiana’s broken tax code. Bills within this package include HB 278, HB 292, SB 159, and SB 161. The grassroots group has long advocated for reforms that remove barriers for taxpayers and simplify the tax code to ensure […]
President Biden’s $4 trillion “infrastructure” package would do very little to improve infrastructure, but it would make it much more difficult for American workers, particularly independent contractors, to support themselves and their families. The proposal is chocked full of policies that would harm worker freedom and opportunity, including: Components of the PRO Act that would […]
Grassroots Group Applies Added Pressure to Rep. Murphy, Urging Her to Reject “Infrastructure” Proposal TALLAHASSEE, FL — Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today announced its continued effort to encourage Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-7) to “End Washington Waste” and reject the Biden Administration’s “infrastructure” proposal with a robust and targeted direct-mail push. This comes as the latest layer […]
As Congress and the White House go back and forth on the cost of an expensive partisan wish list packaged as an infrastructure proposal, Americans for Prosperity state directors and staff are working to steer their lawmakers away from this wasteful scheme and toward effective reforms. Greg Moore, state director of Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire, explains in a […]
