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House passes bill that restricts access to financing for Ohio’s most vulnerable citizens COLUMBUS, Ohio – Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) on Thursday expressed its disappointment in the House passing H.B. 123, legislation that restricts access to financing for some of our most vulnerable citizens. The grassroots group pledged to work with the Senate to reform […]

Arlington, VA – With the House of Representatives taking up a “minibus” spending bill that increases spending $7.8 billion over current levels, Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Fellow Alison Acosta Winters issued the following statement urging lawmakers to oppose it: “If Congress was hoping to regain some credibility with Americans on spending, they’re not off to a very good […]

Watch AFP-New Jersey coalition partner Kristian Stout from the International Center for Law and Economics testify in favor of S-1963. Last week, AFP-New Jersey, along with a coalition of organizations supporting civil asset forfeiture reform, testified before the New Jersey Senate on S-1963. Read AFP-New Jersey’s testimony here. The bipartisan bill would be a crucial […]

TRENTON, N.J. – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) on Thursday applauded the New Jersey General Assembly for passing A-3754, legislation that would help hair braiders get to work without first having to obtain burdensome occupational licenses. The Garden State currently requires aspiring hair braiders to complete 1,200 hours of unrelated cosmetology training and pay upward […]

Grassroots group highlights multi-year, multi-million-dollar campaign to promote trade, combat tariffs PIERRE, S.D.—Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD), one of 36 nationwide chapters of Americans for Prosperity, highlighted a new multi-year, multi-million-dollar initiative campaign from Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the LIBRE Initiative, and Americans for Prosperity, to champion the far-reaching benefits of trade and oppose […]

Grassroots group commends Senators for passing JobsOhio performance audit measure, urges House to follow suit COLUMBUS, Ohio—Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) hailed the Senate’s actions on Wednesday after Senators attached an amendment to HB 10 expanding the Auditor of State’s authority for involvement in performance audits on JobsOhio. “This is a win for transparency,” said Micah […]

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 lawmakers Wednesday, AFP urged members to vote “Yes”, calling the rescissions plan a step in the right direction toward restoring fiscal […]

Congress has opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package   ST. PAUL, MN – On the heels of launching the first phase of its “Stop Over Spending” campaign to call attention to the dramatic over-spending that takes place in Washington, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is calling Minnesota Representatives Erik Paulsen and […]

Grassroots group reaffirms commitment to Porter’s nomination following Judiciary Committee testimony Harrisburg, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) reaffirmed its strong support of David Porter to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit following his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The grassroots advocacy group first announced its support for […]