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Guest contributor Karen Anderson, founder of Freelancers Against AB5, shares another cautionary tale from California, this time detailing how franchisees have lost income and opportunity as a result of the ABC test found in that state’s AB 5 law. This same test would be applied nationwide if Congress passes the PRO Act. As the Protecting the Right […]
Arlington, VA – With the Senate expected to vote on a $1.2 trillion so-called infrastructure bill, which would pave the way for a $3.5 trillion partisan wish list sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, AFP President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “This legislation continues an unprecedented Washington spending spree that would put the federal government even […]
Dear Senators, On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote “NO” on H.R. 3684, the so-called Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Bipartisanship should not be an excuse for bad policy, but that’s what this bill is. H.R. 3684 is not focused on roads and bridges – it’s a wasteful […]
New YouGov/AFP survey shows voters prefer increasing market competition over price controls by more than 2-to-1 ratio. Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity released the results of a new survey conducted by YouGov on voter attitudes toward reducing the cost of prescription drugs. Nearly seven in ten voters (68%) agreed that to reduce costs, […]
Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips joined with Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist to applaud Arizona’s recent tax reform and to call on other states and the federal government to emulate the Grand Canyon State. “By lowering the income tax rate and making the tax code flatter, the tax burden on all Arizonans […]
In making the case against the proposed “clean electricity standard,” a national energy mandate included in Senator Bernie Sanders’ partisan budget plan, Jason Huffman and Clint Woods invoke a memorable ad from West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin. Manchin’s classic 2010 campaign ad became famous for his pointing a rifle at a piece of paper flapping in […]
Under the guise of infrastructure, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and his allies are plotting the biggest expansion of government-run health care since the Affordable Care Act (ACA, a.k.a. Obamacare). In fact, if recent news reports are accurate, it is more than 60 percent bigger than the ACA. The tragedy is that much of the proposed […]
The Senate will vote this week on a five-year, $1.2 trillion so-called infrastructure bill. This moment is an important one in Americans for Prosperity’s efforts to end Washington’s wasteful spending. As AFP President Tim Phillips said in a new video, this legislation is not about roads and bridges — and it’s not about bipartisanship. In fact, as AFP CEO Emily Seidel […]
Should lawmakers take a vote on a $1.2 trillion bill that no American has ever seen? Some in Congress seem to think so. And that is exactly what they did. Earlier this week, Congress’ so-called “hard” infrastructure package passed a procedural vote in the Senate, even though no text for the bill has been released, even to lawmakers. This is […]
