Americans for Prosperity Press Release
Rated “O” for Outrageous Waste of Money
Oct 30, 2019

AFP Challenges Congress to End the “Corporate Welfare Horror Show”  Americans for Prosperity today will deliver each member of Congress with a Halloween treat, a horror movie poster urging them to oppose the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the renewal of the so-called “tax extenders.” As part of the multimillion-dollar effort to Unrig the Economy […]

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AFP Endorses Two Highly Qualified Judicial Nominees
Oct 30, 2019

Arlington, Va. — Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) announced the organization’s endorsements of two highly qualified candidates nominated by President Trump to fill judicial vacancies in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. AFP is proud to endorse Patrick Bumatay from California and Lawrence VanDyke from Nevada and will be urging grassroots activists across […]

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Amidst Rising Deficits, AFP Urges Lawmakers to Work Together to Avoid Looming Debt Crisis
Oct 29, 2019

Arlington, Va. – The Washington Post reported today that the government’s budget deficit rose to $984 billion in 2019, a $205 billion increase from 2018, despite continued economic growth and higher revenues. Americans for Prosperity has consistently called for lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to work together on a solution to rein in spending to meaningfully address America’s skyrocketing national […]

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TRUST Act Is A Step Toward Fiscal Responsibility
Oct 29, 2019

Arlington, Va. – Today, to focus the conversation on putting the federal budget on a path to fiscal responsibility, Senator Mitt Romney, Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Todd Young, Senator Doug Jones, and Senator Kyrsten Sinema introduced the Time to Rescue United States’ Trusts (TRUST) Act. U.S. Representatives Mike Gallagher, Ed Case, William Timmons, and Ben McAdams also […]

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Rated “O” for Outrageous Waste of Money
Oct 29, 2019

AFP challenges Congress to end the “Corporate Welfare Horror Show” This week, Americans for Prosperity delivered each member of Congress with a Halloween treat, a horror movie poster urging them to oppose the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the renewal of the so-called “tax extenders.” As part of the multimillion-dollar effort to Unrig the […]

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Rated “O” for Outrageous Waste of Money
Oct 29, 2019

AFP challenges Congress to end the “Corporate Welfare Horror Show” Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today will deliver each member of Congress with a Halloween treat, a horror movie poster urging them to oppose the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the renewal of the so-called “tax extenders.” As part of the multimillion-dollar effort […]

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ICYMI: Our Turn: Bail reform is preventing the criminalization of poverty; let’s not undo these changes
Oct 28, 2019

Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire Grassroots Engagement Director Brinck Slattery and American Civil Liberties Union Political Director Jeanne Hruska | Concord Monitor Last year, New Hampshire took another major step toward ending the practice of incarcerating individuals simply because they cannot afford to post bail while awaiting trial. Thanks to the efforts of a bipartisan group […]

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Americans for Prosperity Building Upon Successes, Expands Florida Footprint 
Oct 25, 2019

Tallahassee, FL—Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL), the state’s leading grassroots advocacy organization, today announced the expansion of its efforts across the Sunshine State with key hires and promotions to its team. As part of the group’s strategic growth strategies, current team members Diego Echeverri, Starla Brown, and Brian Thiele have been promoted to Legislative Liaison, Deputy […]

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ICYMI: West Virginia shines a spotlight on absurdities of tariff bailout program
Oct 25, 2019

Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman | The Hill Recent reports that an agricultural company owned by our governor’s family received the maximum $125,000 in trade-war bailout money from the federal government have raised some eyebrows. But the real issue is not about farmers, it’s about a government $22 trillion in debt handing out six-figure checks as […]

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