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Frustration with gridlock in Washington is nothing new. Whether voiced by presidents, congressmen, or constituents, it’s a complaint nearly as old as our constitutional republic itself. To grease the deliberative gears of governance, pundits and politicians alike often float the misguided idea of ending the legislative filibuster. The filibuster is an ability of individual senators […]
Updated on July 28, 2022 The Biden administration’s failed “Build Back Better” plan called for dusting off a bad idea that, when last proposed in 2019, the Senate rightly rejected: drug price controls. Neither the Senate’s previous rejection of drug price controls nor the BBB’s recent failure have dissuaded Congress from trying again to pass […]
WASHINGTON, DC—Americans for Prosperity Foundation, backed by nearly 300 groups across the political spectrum who filed friend-of-the-court briefs, urged the U.S. Supreme Court today to uphold people’s First Amendment rights. The question before the Justices in Americans For Prosperity Foundation vs. Bonta is whether a state’s blanket demand for a list of an organization’s supporters can […]
Today, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in an opinion delivered by Justice Breyer that the Federal Trade Commission must comply with the law and end its ultra vires pursuit of money damages. The opinion presents a straightforward statutory interpretation of the scope of FTC enforcement power under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act, which allows […]
American medicine, with its top-notch doctors and state-of-the-art innovations, is capable of providing some of the best care in the world. Unfortunately, it is often saddled with burdensome state and federal regulations that can make care difficult for patients to access. Some lawmakers suggest a “public option” to fix these problems, a top-down, federal program […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) President Tim Phillips on Thursday issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s new targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions under the Paris agreement, which unfortunately will do nothing to improve the environment. Instead, these new top-down regulations would make those outcomes more difficult to achieve, and […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, House Democrats introduced H.R. 3. While the goal of the legislation – lowering prescription drug prices – is laudable, the plan is deeply flawed and would cause far more harm than good, leading to widespread drug shortages and stifling the development of new life-saving medicines. A smarter approach would be to […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) endorsed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Ron Wyden, Rand Paul, Patrick Leahy and Mike Lee aimed at ending the legal loopholes that allow for warrantless surveillance on Americans. The Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act closes major loopholes in federal privacy law and ensures the Electronic […]
The verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of all charges in the death of George Floyd, reinforces the importance of the work already underway to fully realize our country’s founding ideals of equal rights and the rule of law. Coming in the wake of the shooting death […]
