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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today announced it will host U.S. Senator Rick Scott and AFP President Tim Phillips on Wednesday for a conversation on state bailouts and why Congress should reject attempts to bail out states for years of fiscal mismanagement. Last week, AFP launched a national grassroots campaign to mobilize grassroots […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Following the release of an updated budget projection that shows a $2.4 billion deficit for FY 2020-2021, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) encouraged the state legislature to seek cost savings and empower businesses to safely reopen to help mitigate the economic damage of COVID-19. AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs issued the following […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued the following statement in response to Speaker Pelosi’s growing calls for Congress to “think big” and pass a trillion-dollar-plus spending bill to bail out state and local governments. Last week, AFP delivered a letter to Congress urging opposition to bailouts and announced a national effort to mobilize […]
MADISON, WI—Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) issued a statement ahead of oral arguments before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the legislature’s suit against Governor Evers’ safer-at-home extension. Last week, AFP-WI filed an amicus brief in support of the legislature. Included in the brief, AFP-WI State Director Eric Bott released the following statement: “There are commonsense ways […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) launched an ad campaign this week urging members of Congress to support two bipartisan amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that prohibit warrantless surveillance of Americans. The first, introduced by Sens. Ron Wyden and Steve Daines, would prevent the government from collecting internet search history or geolocation data […]
BATON ROUGE, LA – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) today issued a statement in response to Louisiana’s senior Senator Bill Cassidy and his plans to introduce legislation that will divert federal funds to bail out state and local governments. AFP-LA’s activists across the Pelican state will continue to urge Sen. Cassidy to reconsider introducing this misguided […]
AFP launches campaign to reject federal bailouts NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee today urged Tennessee’s congressional delegation to reject state bailout requests. The grassroots group will mobilize activists against another massive spending bill by running a significant national campaign that includes digital ads directing activists to a petition for them to sign. Americans for […]
GREENVILLE, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today urged Greenville County officials to suspend forced monitoring payments for individuals while out on bond. Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) State Director Andrew Yates issued the following statement: “Forcing people to pay for monitoring systems when many people can’t find work during this public health crisis […]
Americans for Prosperity has sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to reject proposals for Congress to provide hundreds of billions in funds to states and localities to backstop their spending during the time of coronavirus. “We should be helping the people who are hurting, not bailing out politicians for irresponsible decisions they made […]
