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The Export-Import Bank’s charter is expiring on Sept. 30. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle seem intent on renewing it when the vote comes up in Congress. They shouldn’t, though. The Ex-Im Bank is one of America’s largest corporate welfare programs. It’s a huge source of corruption and cronyism, which operates by taking your money […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) applauds Senate Judiciary Committee Members Senators Grassley (R-IA), Durbin(s), (D-IL), Tillis (R-NC), Leahy (D-VT), Lee (R-UT), and Booker (D-NJ) for introducing the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct of 2019 Act. This legislation seeks to eliminate an unjust practice that infringes upon individual liberty and allows federal judges to […]
Top officials for the U.S. and Japan announced a trade pact Wednesday between the two nations. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) applauded the development and called on the administration to pursue trade liberalization more aggressively through multi-country deals such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). AFP Trade Policy Fellow Dan Pearson issued […]
LANSING, Mich. – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan offered its strong support for a package of bills introduced in the House Judiciary Committee today that would automate and expand the state’s expungement process for people with certain misdemeanor and felony offenses. The grassroots group has joined a broad coalition of organizations backing the bill package and says […]
Did you know that last year the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a worker freedom case that impacted every single teacher in America? Until the Supreme Court decision, government workers in many states would have their hard-earned money deducted for union dues each paycheck, even if they didn’t want to be a part of the […]
National security is the most important function of our government and is the key to safeguarding American prosperity. Will Ruger, vice president of research and policy at the Charles Koch Institute and a veteran of the Afghanistan War, joins the show to discuss how the 18-year war in Afghanistan continues to cost precious lives and […]
Lansing, Mich. – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan today called for a public hearing following a move by the State Certificate of Need Commission (CON) to extend its regulatory powers to innovative cancer treatment known as chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy (CAR T for short). AFP-MI State Director, Annie Patnaude issued the following statement: “It’s alarming that an […]
Little Rock, AR – Tomorrow, the Arkansas Legislative Council will begin the first phase of a six-year comprehensive review of every one of the state’s 307 occupational licenses. The first phase, through August 2020, will focus on 51 of those licenses. Americans for Prosperity-Arkansas (AFP-AR) welcomed the review and has long-advocated for reform in the state’s occupational […]
Grassroots groups team up for first-of-its-kind partnership on foreign policy. Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) announced Wednesday a six-figure television ad campaign dedicated to ending endless wars. The co-branded television ad effort marks the first time the grassroots groups have partnered to advance shared goals in the […]
