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Earlier this summer we detailed how the president’s “infrastructure” plan would hurt your health care. Events have progressed quickly since then. The Senate recently passed a $1.2 trillion “hard infrastructure” package, and Senator Bernie Sanders is now proposing a $3.5 trillion spending spree that would grant government greater control over our health care system. In […]
If the nation’s governors believed the Senate’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill would create jobs and drive investment in communities, they would be the first to support it. But Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts does not want Congress to approve this boondoggle. Ricketts recently joined Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and AFP – Nebraska State Director […]
The Senate on Tuesday voted 69-30 to pass a $1.2 trillion “infrastructure” package. If some of these senators figured that voting for the “bipartisan” legislation could forestall another, costlier bill, they were dead wrong. The very next day, the Senate voted to approve a partisan budget blueprint for a $3.5 trillion package — whose real […]
Why should concerned Americans contact their lawmakers about the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that the Senate recently passed? Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) addressed that question with Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and AFP-Tennessee State Director Tori Venable during a recent Facebook Live event. Blackburn said one reason Americans should make their voices heard is […]
While the $1.2 trillion “infrastructure” bill the Senate passed August 10 has been labeled “bipartisan,” millions of Americans and their representatives in Congress oppose the wasteful spending contained in it. Those voices include Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) who joined Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and AFP-Oklahoma State Director John Tidwell for a Facebook Live […]
Arlington, Va. – This week, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) led coalitions, each comprised of more than two dozen organizations, in sending two letters to the U.S. Congress related to pending new energy taxes as part of Sen. Sanders’ “infrastructure” proposal lawmakers plan to advance on partisan lines through reconciliation. Contrary to the commitments by President Biden […]
August 10, 2021 Dear Senators, On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote “NO” on S. Con. Res. 14, Senator Sanders’ Budget Resolution for FY2022. Senator Bernie Sanders’ budget resolution is little more than an empty “shell” bill lawmakers intend to use to pass the second piece […]
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is backing the YIMBY Act – yes, in my back yard – to discourage exclusionary land-use policies and remove barriers to making housing more affordable. Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity, joined one of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Todd Young of Indiana, in penning an opinion piece for National […]
Mention of “qualified immunity” leaves many people thinking of law enforcement and police reform. That’s right. It’s also about much more than policing. It applies to all public employees – including those on public college campuses. That means it has a significant but little-discussed effect on campus free speech. AFP Senior Vice President for Legal […]
