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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 […]
Arlington, Va. – AFP President Tim Phillips issued the following statement after Senate leaders announced they had reached an agreement on the so-called Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and are prepared to begin preliminary votes on it as early as Wednesday evening: “Bipartisanship should not be an excuse for bad policy, and that’s what this is. It’s […]
In November 2020, Arizona voters narrowly approved a ballot initiative, Proposition 208, that called for a 3.5 percent income tax surcharge on individual and small business taxpayers who earn more than $250,000 a year. According to Americans for Prosperity – Arizona State Director Stephen Shadegg, there were two problems with this measure. First, it would […]
It has never been easier for the average person to have an audience. The internet gives us the power not just to reach those within shouting distance of our soapbox, but all over the world. And it means we can reach them instantly. No more waiting for editors and publishers to produce your work in […]
Freedom of Information Act complaint aimed at uncovering roots of wasteful spending Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a sister organization of Americans for Prosperity, announced a new lawsuit against the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint is aimed at uncovering information regarding $143 […]
In October 2019, Erik Osby was sentenced to 87 months in prison. This sentence wasn’t decided by a jury. If it had, it would’ve been much less. Why? Because, of the seven charges Osby faced, the jury acquitted him of five. But a federal judge ignored the jury’s acquittal and sentenced Osby as if he […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) on Thursday urged lawmakers to reject a border carbon tax, which some are looking to include in Sen. Bernie Sanders’ $3.5 trillion “infrastructure” reconciliation package. A border carbon tax would devastate the economy – hurting American farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses – and make life harder for people, […]
