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Jaime Gravitt comes from a long line of entrepreneurs and independent contractors. Her great-grandmother came to the United States from Italy and started her own restaurant. Her maternal grandparents, she says in a new video for Americans for Prosperity’s Flex Your Independence campaign, “never worked for anybody a day in their lives.” They were prolific […]
Some lawmakers believe they have found a solution to high prescription drug prices. They claim that they can simply mandate lower drug prices into existence, and are considering legislation to do that. Price controls have been tried throughout history but have never worked. Food, fuel, and yes, drug price controls have all been tried by […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Policy Fellow Clint Woods issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s sweeping executive order on “Climate-Related Financial Risk” mobilizing federal agencies across the gamut to enforce mandates on businesses, insurers, retirement funds, and suppliers that would ultimately stifle the very innovation critical to improving the environment: “We all […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) endorsed legislation introduced by Senators Mitch McConnell and Mike Braun aimed at protecting Americans’ privacy. The Don’t Weaponize the IRS Act protects nonprofit organizations and the personal information of their supporters while still allowing the IRS access to information that is needed for tax purposes. AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “People shouldn’t have […]
More than two-thirds of states have certificate-of-need laws that restrict the ability of health care providers to offer new services and expand facilities without getting government permission. But some are moving away from that model. Two of those are Montana and Tennessee. In Real Clear Health, Americans for Prosperity’s state directors in the Treasure State and the Volunteer State, […]
West Virginia was quick to the draw during the COVID-19 pandemic when it came to meeting the health care needs of its residents. The state’s rural and mountainous geography makes it difficult for many patients to find and access care. So, West Virginia came up with a solution: Remove, at least temporarily, restrictions on the […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today applauded the Judiciary Committee for planning to mark up three key bills: the First Step Implementation Act, the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act, and the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act. These bills reform the federal criminal justice system, while enhancing the safety of our communities. AFP Senior […]
The House Energy and Commerce Committee met earlier this month to consider a bill that would reduce medical innovation and harm patient health: drug price controls. The bill, H.R. 3, would allow Washington bureaucrats to fix prices for prescription medications, regardless of patient need or doctor recommendation. We all want lower drug prices, but price […]
White House and Congress Should Repeal Outdated Law as Costs Continue to Rise (ARLINGTON, VA) – Today, The White House announced a temporary waiver of the Jones Act in order to ease anticompetitive shipping restrictions dating from 1920. The Biden administration noted that the waiver only applied to a single tanker and they are considering […]
