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Harrisburg, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to act on legislation that would help Pennsylvanians charged with low-level, nonviolent crimes to obtain jobs and productively re-enter their communities once they have served their sentence. House Bill 1419, often referred to as the “Clean Slate” bill, would provide for the […]
Letter in Opposition to S-675: New Burdensome Occupational Licensure Monday, June 18, 2018 Dear Chairwoman Pou and Members of the Senate Commerce Committee: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity – NJ, our tens of thousands of activists across the state and our 3.2 million activists across the nation, I respectfully urge you to please vote […]
Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee Letter in Support of S-2510/A-3754 Monday, June 18, 2018 Dear Chairman Sarlo & Members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee: On behalf of aspiring entrepreneurs across the state, please vote “Yes” on S-2510 before the Senate Commerce Committee today, which would exempt hair braiding services from burdensome licensure. […]
Arlington, VA – In response to the Trump administration’s announcementtoday that they will move ahead with a 25 percent tax hike on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods imported to the United States, while threatening to impose additional taxes if China retaliates, Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “If there was anything […]
Twenty-one Republican members of Congress recently penned a letter asking President Donald Trump to rescind executive orders designed to increase accountability in the federal workforce. The letter claimed President Trump’s measures threaten federal labor statutes that “protect American’s civil service from discrimination, unfair treatment and sexual harassment.” This could not be further from the truth. Under the executive orders, […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) unveiled Rep. Kenny Havard Friday as the next member of the Taker’s Dozen, the now-infamous group of lawmakers being held accountable for their votes to raise taxes on Louisianans to fund frivolous government spending. Rep. Havard has earned his spot by voting to raise the sales tax in 2016, renewing […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) released a statement Friday in anticipation of the third special session of 2018 criticizing the Governor’s one-sided approach of only considering tax increases to cover the budget deficit. The upcoming session will be Governor Edwards’ seventh special session since taking office in 2016, all of which addressing Louisiana’s financial woes. […]
Arlington, VA – The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a $23.4 billion Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill for FY19. The bill included the same appropriations level as the previous FY18 bill, meaning spending levels have frozen. Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Fellow Alison Acosta Winters issued the following statement: “It is refreshing to finally see […]
