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Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today announced it will score the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act (H.R. 3), otherwise known as the rescissions package, on its congressional scorecard. In a letter sent to Senators Wednesday, AFP urged members to vote “Yes”, calling the rescissions plan a step in the right direction toward restoring […]
JACKSON, Miss. – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) is running digital ads urging Sen. Wicker to approve the bill that would save taxpayers about $15 billion in unspent funds from previous years. Sen. Wicker has often made comments supporting Congress’ fiscal restraint. In […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Americans for Prosperity-Alaska (AFP-AK) formally submitted a letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tuesday as the public comment period on the agency’s leasing plans for parts of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge closed. The Energy Information Administration estimates U.S. cumulative production (2031-2050) could be 5.1 billion barrels higher as a result […]
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY June 19, 2018 – Today, the respective Senate and Assembly Budget Committees passed S-2746/A-4202, which would drastically increase the corporate business tax rate. The New Jersey legislature will consider the measures on Thursday. Lawmakers are considering raising the corporate tax rate between 11.5 and 13 percent based on the size of the local business. These drastic tax increases […]
HELENA, Mont. – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) will start running digital ads urging Sen. Tester to approve the bill that would save taxpayers about $15 billion in unspent funds from previous years. When debating the “Gang of Six” budget bill in […]
Senate should follow House in seizing opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package Albuquerque, N.M. – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) is now calling on Senator Martin Heinrich to support the measure that […]
Senate should follow House in seizing opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package Las Vegas, Nev. – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity-Nevada (AFP-NV) is now calling on Senator Dean Heller to support the measure that would save […]
A lot has been made of President Trump’s plan to cut $15 billion in wasteful spending through a process called rescission. But what is true about rescission and what is not can be hard to distinguish. Below we dispel some of the most popular myths about President Trump’s plan. Myth: Rescission isn’t a real way […]
Badger State Activists Call on Senator to Cut $15 Billion in Wasteful Government Spending MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today launched a statewide digital advertising campaign to encourage U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin to support a measure recently passed by the House of Representatives that would save taxpayers over $15 billion. The free-market activist […]
