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Arlington, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity praised House lawmakers for passing the Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155), a bill that will ease constraints on regional and community banks put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (H.R. 4173). The bipartisan bill crafted by Senate Banking […]
Groups urge swift action by President Trump Arlington, VA – Following the House of Representatives’ vote to pass right-to-try legislation this afternoon, Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce and The LIBRE Initiative praised Congress for their bipartisan efforts to grant hope to the tens of thousands of terminally-ill patients and their families who so […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today criticized comments by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) lamenting the suspension of U.S. tariffs against China. On Twitter, Sen. Rubio bemoaned that China “avoided tariffs” from the U.S. and suggested the Trump administration should instead impose tariffs – despite overwhelming evidence that tariffs increase costs on American consumers […]
Congress isn’t exactly known for its frugality or responsible spending. The recent $1.3 trillion omnibus package is an obvious example. As a result of the measure’s passage, total federal spending this year will reach $4.1 trillion, with the greatest spending coming from entitlement programs. If Congress does not take immediate action, the deficit will hit […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – In anticipation of Gov. Edward’s address on the legislature’s upcoming special session, Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) has released statements criticizing the governor for his misleading rhetoric surrounding the proposed measures that will be considered by lawmakers in the upcoming weeks. Two years ago, lawmakers, with the support of the governor, implemented temporary tax hikes to […]
RICHMOND, Va. – Amidst the ongoing chaos in the Virginia State House, Senator Emmett Hanger put forward a package of budget amendments late yesterday that ignores previously promised reforms and essentially gives a blank check, paid for by taxpayers, to Governor Northam to expand welfare services beyond healthcare. “No Virginia lawmaker in their right mind […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today called on House lawmakers to pass right-to-try legislation expected to be voted on early this week. AFP announced it will be scoring the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 (S. 204) on its congressional scorecard and is urging House members […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – As special session gavels in, Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana has announced the first member of the Taker’s Dozen: Rep. Mark Abraham. The Taker’s Dozen is a group of legislators that AFP-LA has identified who take from the taxpayers to help feed lawmakers’ urge to increase the size of government. The group unveiled a teaser video […]
