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Halloween isn’t until Wednesday, but federal spending has been scary this entire year. Actually, it’s been scary for decades. A new report Speeding Toward Bankruptcy indicates that spending grew an average of 2.3 percent each year over the past 30 years. That’s greater than the average annual revenue growth during that same amount of time! But those aren’t the only frightening facts […]
The Trump administration has been working diligently to nominate fair and qualified judges to serve on the federal bench. Americans deserve judges who are committed to interpreting the Constitution as written and upholding the rule of law. One of the administration’s nominees, Judge David J. Porter, has demonstrated that commitment throughout his career. He was […]
Talk about sticker shock. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ single-payer plan — a government-run health care scheme — carries with it a price tag north of $30 trillion over 10 years, according to several estimates. The Wall Street Journal editorial board authored an op-ed Oct. 11 on what paying for such a program would entail. The cost […]
Senate Democrats accepted a Republican leadership offer Oct. 11 to allow for the confirmation of 15 judicial nominees to federal district and circuit courts. Essential to this deal was Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) decision to waive the blue slip process, which allows senators from the home state of a judicial nominee to approve or raise an objection to the president’s choice. Blue slips – […]
DES MOINES, IA – Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) launched a targeted digital campaign today, calling on Iowans to re-elect Governor Kim Reynolds on November 6th. “Under Kim Reynolds’ leadership, Iowa has a strong economy, near-record low unemployment, and one of the nation’s top three most affordable health care systems,” said AFP-IA State Director Drew Klein. […]
Innovations are born of need. Motorboats were invented because people needed aquatic vehicles that moved faster and were easier to steer. Cell phones were invented because people needed a better way to communicate while on the move. We’ve come a long way since motorboats and cell phones. Now, we’re on to high-tech creations, such as a cell phone app that can control the lights and […]
Human trafficking — illegally transporting people from one country or area to another, typically for the purposes of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation — is a horrific practice plaguing countries across the globe. Lawmakers should be looking to enact measures that help to end human trafficking. But these laws should not force innocent Americans […]
DES MOINES, Iowa. – Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) launched a statewide campaign today backing Governor Kim Reynolds in her bid for re-election. The Hawkeye state’s largest free market grassroots group will be knocking on doors, running digital ads, sending mailers, and calling their neighbors highlighting how Governor Reynolds’ leadership on tax reform and regulatory reform […]
Last week, the confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh were held, and he proved his sterling record as a fair and qualified judge. Sadly, that didn’t stop obstructionists from launching meritless attacks against this defender of the Constitution. But Judge Kavanaugh stood strong, and let his record shine. As Sen. Chuck Grassley, the chairman of […]
