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Once again, Congress is far behind the eight ball when it comes to funding the government and is now headed for another end of year budget crisis. Why? It’s now more than two months after the end of the fiscal year and Congress hasn’t passed a single spending bill. Instead, lawmakers have relied on two stopgap bills […]
Minnesota remains 6th worst state for tax burden despite promising budget forecast Minneapolis, MN – Americans for Prosperity-MN (AFP-MN) released the following statement after the Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) unveiled the 2019 November Budget and Economic Forecast. The underlying economic indicators included in today’s budget forecast appear to be good news for Minnesotans in spite of […]
Since the 1970s, federal bureaucrats have created some 500,000 regulations — an average of 1,000 new restrictions each year. For the most part, the 50 years of new red tape has discouraged innovation and entrepreneurship, harmed the economy, and destroyed opportunity. That’s why Executive Order 13771, issued in January 2017 was a game-changer. And the administration’s recently published Unified […]
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced a six-figure direct mail, digital, and newspaper advertising effort to hold accountable 15 members of Congress who recently voted in favor of extending the controversial Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im). Targeted members include Ann Wagner, Sam Graves, Bill Long and Blaine Luetkemeyer, four prominent Missouri Republicans who voted to […]
HARRISBURG, PA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced a six-figure direct mail, digital, and newspaper advertising effort to hold accountable 15 members of Congress who recently voted in favor of extending the controversial Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im). Among the targeted members, Pennsylvania Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick was included for his vote to reauthorize the embattled institution. AFP […]
Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced a six-figure direct mail, digital, and newspaper advertising effort to hold accountable 15 members of Congress who recently in favor of reauthorizing the controversial Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im). AFP has consistently opposed the reauthorization of Ex-Im, citing the bank’s history of corruption and fiscal mismanagement that rigs the economy […]
It’s been almost 90 years since the New Deal era began. Yet, despite our constitutional guarantee of checks and balances, expansion of the largely unaccountable administrative state continues. This raises the question: How and why has that been allowed to occur? One factor is that over the years, Congress has delegated legislative power to the executive branch—allowing the Executive […]
AFP Launches Accountability Ad Campaign Targeting Ex-Im, Corporate Welfare Votes CHARLESTON, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina today announced it is holding Rep. Joe Cunningham accountable for reauthorizing the controversial Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank. The accountability campaign is part of a six-figure direct mail, digital, and newspaper advertising effort. AFP has consistently opposed the reauthorization of […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced a six-figure direct mail, digital, and newspaper advertising effort to hold accountable 15 members of Congress who recently voted in favor of extending the controversial Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im). AFP has consistently opposed the reauthorization of Ex-Im, citing the bank’s history of corruption and fiscal mismanagement that rigs […]
