USA Today reports on the grassroots effort to fight wasteful Washington spending
May 14, 2021

This week, Americans for Prosperity launched its End Washington Waste: Stop the Spending Spree campaign, and AFP President Tim Phillips spoke with USA Today about the effort, its goals, and scope. While Washington is debating massive new funding bills, AFP will focus on amplifying the voices of millions of Americans concerned about the spending increases […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
AFP Launches Seven-Figure “End Washington Waste” Campaign Opposing “Infrastructure” Proposal
May 13, 2021

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today launched a full-scale national grassroots mobilization campaign to drive opposition to President Biden’s $4 trillion “infrastructure” proposal, a wasteful partisan spending spree of counterproductive policies that have nothing to do with improving roads and bridges, paid for by one of the largest tax increases in history. America […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
AFP Endorses the Yes in My Backyard Act
May 13, 2021

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) endorsed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Todd Young (R-IN) and Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) aimed at providing transparency into local land use policies that may present barriers to development and limit the supply of housing. The Yes in My Backyard […]

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As Washington plans another spending spree for “infrastructure,” Americans for Prosperity suggests a better way forward
May 13, 2021

This month, Americans for Prosperity kicked off End Washington Waste: Stop the Spending Spree, a campaign to oppose President Biden’s $4 trillion “infrastructure” package, a spending boondoggle that would leave most Americans worse off. The proposal, which is one of the most expensive in history, would require one of the largest tax increases in American […]

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Eliminating barriers that stop workers from contributing to economic growth
May 13, 2021

As America recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, we’re all looking for signs of a robust recovery. A growing economy should mean more jobs, rising wages, and the opportunity for millions to rebuild what was lost over the last year. Signs have been encouraging, with an economic growth rate that’s the highest in years. At the […]

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Biden administration overturns important Department of Labor rule protecting independent contractors
May 12, 2021

The U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule May 6 to withdraw a Trump-era rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act that gave critical protections to America’s independent contractors. The Biden DOL argued that, among other reasons, the rule “was in tension with the FLSA’s text and purpose, as well as relevant judicial precedent.” […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
AFP Issues Statement of Support for the Freedom to Work Act
May 12, 2021

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement in support of the Freedom to Work Act, which was introduced by Rep. Diana Harshbarger (TN-1) and would help remove unneeded governmental occupational licensing and related employment barriers for millions of Americans: “Americans for Prosperity applauds Representative Harshbarger for […]

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What’s at stake for gig workers if the Senate passes the PRO Act?
May 11, 2021

How would the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, also called the PRO Act, affect independent contractors, including gig workers and freelancers, across the country? Would it help them, as supporters of the bill claim — or would it end up costing many of them their livelihoods? Thomas Bingham, a senior grassroots trainer with Grassroots […]

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How the PRO Act threatens this outdoor-writer activist's American Dream
How the PRO Act threatens this outdoor writer-activist’s American Dream
May 10, 2021

Gabriella Hoffman loves the outdoors. In her work as a freelance writer and media strategist, she helps advance political freedom, and she feels the most free when her work takes her outside to cover conservation, hunting, and fishing. Hoffman started her career in Washington, D.C., working a traditional 9-to-5 job that kept her mostly indoors. […]

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