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Arlington, VA – Following President Trump’s call today for each cabinet member to cut 5 percent of budgets at their respective departments by identifying wasteful spending, Americans for Prosperity commended the president for his leadership on one of Washington’s most important issues. Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “Americans […]
FRANKFORT, KY—Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) today announced the launch of digital ads and direct-mail efforts to support six Kentucky State Representative candidates based on their leadership removing barriers to opportunity and improve Kentuckians’ lives: Rep. Richard Heath (KY-02), Rep. Jim Gooch (KY-12), Rep. DJ Johnson (KY-13), Rep. Brandon Reed (KY-24), Rep. Kevin Bratcher (KY-29), and […]
Raleigh, NC – Americans for Prosperity – North Carolina (AFP-NC) today launched a six-figure paid digital and direct mail campaign urging voters to support the Income Tax Cap Amendment. This ballot initiative would permanently cap North Carolina’s state, personal, and corporate income tax rate at 7 percent. To view Direct Mail, please click here. To […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) on Wednesday unveiled its 2017-2018 legislative scorecard for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The comprehensive digest, released by AFP-PA each fall, informs Pennsylvanians on how their elected officials voted on the most impactful bills from the legislative session, covering issues such as budgets and spending, corporate welfare, criminal justice […]
A pair of recent studies confirm what many of us know. While far from perfect, things in Colorado are going well. The CATO Institute recently placed Colorado among the five freest states in the country ranking states by policies that shape personal and economic freedom. And earlier this year, U.S. News and World Report named Colorado the top state for economic stability […]
Senate Democrats accepted a Republican leadership offer Oct. 11 to allow for the confirmation of 15 judicial nominees to federal district and circuit courts. Essential to this deal was Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) decision to waive the blue slip process, which allows senators from the home state of a judicial nominee to approve or raise an objection to the president’s choice. Blue slips – […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity echoed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s call to “get serious” about structural government spending during an interview today. The leader pointed out that government spending is primarily driven by mandatory items, and that lawmakers need to bravely address those programs to get them under control. In a discussion with […]
Dear Senator / Assembly Member: On behalf of tens of thousands of Americans for Prosperity activists in New Jersey, and over 3.2 million activists across the nation, I write today to applaud the opportunity S-2703 represents for our state, and to highlight needed areas for reform within the legislation. S-2703 would legalize the cultivation, sale, […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) will host a press conference at the state capitol on Wednesday, October 17th at 10:00 a.m. to unveil its 2017-2018 legislative scorecard. The Keystone State’s leading free-market grassroots organization produces this comprehensive digest to educate Pennsylvanians on how their state elected officials voted on the most impactful bills […]
