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President Joe Biden’s address to Congress tonight will likely include multiple calls to increase government spending to support politically connected companies and industries, all justified by the need to maintain a competitive edge over China. But, as Dan Pearson writes in a commentary piece in National Review Online, “past efforts to improve the economy by […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity weighed in today on President Biden’s expected remarks on health care in his upcoming address to the nation. In his speech this evening, the president will reportedly not call for capping the price of prescription drugs as part of his American Families Act. However, the president will reportedly request another $200 billion to […]
The COVID-19 crisis has driven more than 3 million women out of the U.S. workforce. Among the hardest hit: mothers with young children. By making it harder to work as a freelancer or independent contractor, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would further harm women. Lauren Klafke started her small business, Willow Creek […]
April 28, 2021 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.14, a resolution of disapproval for reforms related to the regulation of oil and gas under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. This resolution would worsen energy poverty, […]
Frustration with gridlock in Washington is nothing new. Whether voiced by presidents, congressmen, or constituents, it’s a complaint nearly as old as our constitutional republic itself. To grease the deliberative gears of governance, pundits and politicians alike often float the misguided idea of ending the legislative filibuster. The filibuster is an ability of individual senators […]
Lawmakers are often reluctant stand up against public opinion. But Missouri’s lawmakers should be commended for rejecting a voter-approved spending spree to expand Medicaid, writes Jeremy Cady, state director of Americans for Prosperity-Missouri. “We’ve seen the disastrous results of this policy in other states,” he writes in a new opinion piece in the Missouri Times. “It’s not worth replicating […]
BATON ROUGE, La – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) today announced its support for HB 524, a bill that would establish a legal market for cannabis in Louisiana. The grassroots group will activate its grassroots activists across the state to advance this bill seeking to improve public safety outcomes by ending criminal penalties for cannabis possession […]
TEMPE, AZ – Americans for Prosperity (AFP-AZ) announced it will host former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, AFP President Tim Phillips, and LIBRE Initiative President Daniel Garza for a forum on the filibuster tomorrow at 6:00 PM PST. Following calls from Senate Democrat leadership to end the filibuster, the panelists will discuss why ending the filibuster […]
While North Carolina Families Face Financial Strife, State Doles Out Tax Dollars to Corporate Interests RALEIGH, NC—Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) today admonished the recent announcement of Apple’s nearly $1 billion corporate welfare giveaway– paid for by hardworking taxpayers. By opening its East Coast research and development campus outside of Morrisville, Apple will receive nearly […]
