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This week, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips met with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to talk about huge opportunities for the Senate to make communities safer and stronger. Sen. Lee has been an outspoken advocate of the FIRST STEP Act, along with Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Speaker of the House Paul […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – In response to reports of tax extenders being removed from year-end tax legislation Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “Tax extenders have no place in a post-tax reform world, and we’re encouraged to see Chairman Brady remove them from his year-end tax legislation. Corporate welfare and cronyism unfairly rig the system in […]

BOZEMAN, MT – Following the Montana Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a scholarship program for children that was passed by the Montana legislature in 2015, Americans for Prosperity – Montana released the following statement: “Educational freedom allows students to get an education that best meets their unique needs. Options in our education create a system […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – In response to the House passing the 2018 Farm Bill today, Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Fellow Alison Acosta Winters had this to say: “The bipartisan support for the corporate welfare and cronyism routinely stuffed into the farm bill is exactly why most Americans feel like Washington rigs the system against them. […]

SIOUX FALLS, SD—Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) today filed an initiated measure proposal to reduce the sales tax rate in conjunction with the Wayfair Supreme Court case decision. This effort comes in response to legislation passed in the 2016 legislative session that called for the reduction of the sales tax by 0.1% for every $20 […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – In response to S.J. Res. 64 passing by a vote of 50-49, Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “No one should be the subject of intimidation or retaliation based on their personal beliefs. Collecting private information serves little to no purpose for government investigators, but poses a real […]

MANCHESTER, NH. – Americans for Prosperity- New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today announced the promotion of Ross Connolly from Grassroots Director to Deputy State Director. Americans for Prosperity- New Hampshire State Director Greg Moore released the following statement: “We are excited for the opportunities this new role will provide for Ross and we look forward to leveraging […]

–AFP-AZ calls on City to focus on good stewardship, get out of basketball– PHOENIX, AZ—Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) today called on the Phoenix City Council to reject a $230 million renovation deal for the Phoenix Suns’ downtown arena.  The proposal currently includes $150 million of taxpayer funds and would be an egregious example of corporate welfare. AFP-AZ […]

Americans for Prosperity Policy Analyst Martin Rodriguez | Morning Consult Advocates of the carbon tax claim it isn’t like those other bad taxes. It’s “market driven,” they say. It will actually help the economy. And it’s a great way to reduce dangerous emissions. If Americans only understood how great this tax was, they’d be clamoring to have one […]