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TV, digital campaign part of multimillion-dollar tax reform effort Arlington. Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) on Thursday will launch a television and digital ad campaign in North Dakota informing citizens about Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s (ND) record of opposing tax relief for North Dakotans while giving billions of taxpayer handouts to special interests. The grassroots group […]
This week, Congress is set to vote on a trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill that could potentially include several troubling provisions that AFP has consistently opposed. Lawmakers should reject any attempt to include such provisions as an Obamacare bailout for health insurance companies, an online sales tax and any tax “extender” carve-outs that would undermine the […]
Congress is debating right-to-try legislation that would give terminally ill patients and their families hope. Right-to-try gives patients access to potentially life-saving treatments and medications that haven’t received final government approval. Thirty-eight states have right-to-try laws, but a solution is still needed for doctors and patients at the federal level. While the House of Representatives […]
Grassroots group applauds Revenue Committee members for advancing LB 947 LINCOLN, Nebr.–Americans for Prosperity–Nebraska (AFP-NE) on Tuesday responded to the Revenue Committee’s 5-3 vote to advance Gov. Ricketts’ tax reform proposal. “We applaud the members of the Revenue Committee who advanced a tax reform plan that will reduce the tax burden for families from Omaha […]
Employment Law Standardization Measure Passes Senate Madison, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today applauded Senate passage of Assembly Bill 748 (AB 748), the Employment Law Standardization Act. AB 748 protects Wisconsin workers from the failed policy experiments of west coast cities such as scheduling ordinances that ultimately lead to lost jobs and fewer opportunities […]
Grassroots group urges Senate to pass and send to Haslam NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) applauded House passage of a bill to request a waiver of federal Medicaid rules to develop a plan imposing a work requirement on some able-bodied TennCare enrollees. “Opportunity and prosperity are not created through government dependency,” said AFP-TN State Director […]
Keystone State grassroots group thanks Sen. Toomey and Rep. Kelly, Admonishes Sen. Casey for opposing the “American Pay Raise” HARRISBURG, PA. – Americans for Prosperity recently launched “American Pay Raise,” a nationwide, grassroots campaign to thank lawmakers who supported the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, hold lawmakers accountable who opposed it, and urge Congress to […]
Michigan grassroots group urges activists to hold Stabenow accountable for opposing tax reform LANSING, Mich.—As part of a six-figure nationwide ad buy, Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) activists are being urged to write Sen. Stabenow to express their disappointment with her “no” vote on federal tax reform efforts and encourage her to do the right thing […]
