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Washington, DC – With legislative text of the reconciliation bill released yesterday, AFP applauds the House Energy & Commerce Committee for their commitment to eliminating billions of dollars in waste and fraud, while preserving access to critical medical care for those who need it.   AFP Chief Government Affairs Office Brent Gardner issued the following statement:  […]

Washington, DC—Today Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nation’s premiere grassroots organization, commended the House Ways & Means Committee on the legislative text released yesterday, which permanently extends key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), while also eliminating significant wasteful spending and crony giveaways from the Biden administration. AFP Chief Government Affairs […]

Nashville, TN – On Saturday, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) held a legislative session wrap-up event where they celebrated the passage of many key bills, including the long-fought Education Freedom Act becoming state law. AFP-TN presented ‘Education Freedom Fighter’ awards to Williamson County policy champions for their work to create educational opportunity for the Volunteer State: […]

Nashville, TN – On Saturday, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) held a legislative session wrap-up event where they celebrated the passage of many key bills, including the long-fought Education Freedom Act becoming state law. AFP-TN presented ‘Education Freedom Fighter’ awards to Lewis and Maury County policy champions for their work to create educational opportunity for the […]

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) released its 2025 legislative scorecard today to keep Utah lawmakers accountable for their decisions on the most important policy issues in this year’s legislative session. After outlining its ambitious “Prosperity Elevated” 2025 policy agenda, AFP-UT staff and activists maintained a constant presence in members districts and in […]

ARLINGTON, VA— This week, in celebration of National Small Business Week, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) highlighted the transformative impact the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has had on small businesses across the country—and why renewing it is essential to sustaining that growth. On Monday, AFP released new polling showing broad support across party lines for […]

The high cost of regulations was taking its toll in the Bluegrass State. And there’s little wonder why. The Kentucky Administrative Regulations boasts 122,000+ restrictions and comes in at over 6.5 million words. According to Heather LeMire, Americans for Prosperity’s Kentucky state director, “Burdensome government regulations … make life harder for everyday Kentuckians. … [The] […]

National security should not come at the expense of personal liberties. Unfortunately, a program meant to protect us from terrorist attacks has become a backdoor mechanism used by the government to snoop on U.S. citizens. Americans for Prosperity’s James Czerniawski, senior policy analyst for technology and innovation, recently testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on […]

Eight out of Ten Americans Believe this is Not the Right Time to Raise Taxes WASHINGTON, DC — Today, AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner, joined The Hugh Hewitt Show and responded to the discussions over a potential plan to raise taxes on small business owners and job creators by Republicans on Capitol Hill. Gardner […]