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When Senator Lisa Murkowski voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2017, she made the right choice. Now, Judge Barrett has been nominated to fill the recent Supreme Court vacancy. She is well qualified to serve as an associate justice on the Court. Her […]
Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will host U.S. Senator Rick Scott for a Facebook Live today to discuss Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court and what the next steps are in her confirmation process. AFP President Tim Phillips and AFP Vice President for Legal and Judicial Strategy Casey Mattox will join […]
Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, has joined the American Civil Liberties Union, Institute for Justice, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State (together, amici) in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting petitioner Chike Uzuegbunam. The brief urges the Court to affirm that harm to constitutional […]
ARLINGTON, Va.—Americans for Prosperity (AFP) on Tuesday announced support for the Stop PPE Taxes Act, a bipartisan effort introduced by Sen. Pat Toomey, to suspend tariffs on personal protective equipment through the end of 2022. AFP’s Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “In a time of crisis, our leaders should be doing […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) on Tuesday responded to Senator Joe Manchin’s comments last week expressing his hesitation to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination for the Supreme Court, “despite her impressive background and credentials.” AFP-WV State Director Jason Huffman issued the following statement: “Judge Amy Coney Barrett and West Virginians know it […]
Grassroots group praises Governor Sununu for earning the highest grade on new state fiscal report CONCORD, NH – Following the CATO Institute’s release of the 2020 Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today commended Governor Sununu for earning the highest grade of any governor. The report analyzes the tax […]
On Friday, October 2, 2020, Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Gibson v. SEC, urging the court to grant Mr. Gibson’s cert petition. Mr. Gibson, who is represented pro bono by the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which has teamed up with former […]
Grassroots group announces initiative to reject Amendment 2 Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today announced a robust mail and digital ad campaign to oppose Amendment 2, a ballot initiative that would raise the state minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026. After 2026, the minimum wage would revert to being adjusted annually […]
On the evening of Saturday, September 29, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Immediately, Americans for Prosperity’s grassroots network jumped into action. “We are very excited about Judge Barrett,” Casey Mattox, Americans for Prosperity’s senior vice president for legal and judicial strategy, told activists in a Facebook Live held […]
