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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White House and Congress Should Repeal Outdated Law as Costs Continue to Rise (ARLINGTON, VA) – Today, The White House announced a temporary waiver of the Jones Act in order to ease anticompetitive shipping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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.” […]
