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Arlington, VA – In response to reports that the House of Representatives intends to move ahead with votes today on a massive tax and spending package and an unprecedented expansion of the federal government, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “Earlier this week, we urged Washington to listen to the clear message […]
On Friday night, a Southwest Airlines flight took off from Houston to Albuquerque. It arrived on time. I was not on that plane, and odds are neither were you. However, you may still have heard about it because a journalist on the flight reported that she heard the pilot say “Let’s go, Brandon” over the […]
Though not as far-reaching as H.R. 3, the reported plan would still reduce patient access to life saving medications
People want to know what the law is. It’s a fundamental part of any free society—we should know exactly what rules apply to us, and what rules apply to the government. That is why the idea of having a body of “secret law” is offensive to our constitutional system of government. But what if I […]
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, who has famously suggested that 75 is about the right age to die, recently took to the pages of Politico to argue that if we allow the government to control the price of prescription drugs, “we will still have robust innovation.” But the primary example the 64-year-old Dr. Emanuel uses to make […]
House and Senate leaders are scrambling to save their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation by cutting back on its contents. Things are not going well. As lawmakers negotiated to reduce the scope of the massive spending plan, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema continues to oppose key provisions, including the bill’s tax increases, and West Virginia Sen. Joe […]
Public accommodations laws “help ensure a free and open economy.” Traditionally, public accommodations laws have been applied to, well, public accommodations, such as hotels, or “what the old common law promised to any member of the public wanting a meal at the inn, that accepting the usual terms of service, they will not be turned […]
Putting Washington in charge of drug prices would stifle innovation and lead to fewer life-saving cures.
Arlington, VA – As President Biden and Speaker Pelosi continue to try to push through a reconciliation spending package before the October 31st deadline, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “When President Biden was elected he pledged to unite the country and bring people together. For the last nine months, Democrats […]
