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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 […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity, Concerned Veterans for America, and The LIBRE Initiative delivered a letter to Congress encouraging lawmakers to reject state bailout requests. AFP will be launching a significant effort to mobilize its grassroots activists against another massive federal spending bill. The campaign will include digital ads that lead to a petition […]
Grassroots group praises Governor DeSantis for starting phase one of getting people back to work TALLAHASSEE, FL – Following Governor Ron DeSantis’ announcement of the first phase of his “Safe. Smart and Step-by Step” plan to restart the state’s economy, Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today applauded Governor DeSantis’ approach to both protect public health […]
