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Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced an ad campaign thanking all senators who voted to confirm Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. The campaign includes targeted digital ads and full-page newspaper ads. The newspaper ads began running today in outlets across the country. AFP helped lead the charge of mobilizing support […]
The 1920 presidential election was pivotal — but not because of who won. That year, voter participation surged by close to 50 percent because America had finally granted women full suffrage through ratification of the 19th Amendment. Of course, elections have consequences. But in 1920, a larger principle prevailed: all Americans deserve the opportunity to educate […]
Americans for Prosperity Vice President of Legal and Judicial Strategy Casey Mattox | OpEd for Newsweek The Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett and the debate about whether to add justices to the Court are now linked in the public mind. That’s unfortunate, because they are separate issues deserving of separate consideration. In one crucial […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) congratulated Justice Amy Coney Barrett on her confirmation by the Senate to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court and commended its grassroots activists for their incredible work to ensure Justice Barrett’s confirmation. Since the launch of AFP’s full scale campaign, which began just minutes after Justice Barrett’s nomination […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday morning to move Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Senate floor for a full vote. Now, all 100 senators will determine whether to send the superb nominee to the bench. To mark the occasion, Heritage Action hosted a press conference, streamed by the Susan B. Anthony […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) today submitted comments to the Department of Labor concerning its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The proposed rule is intended to clarify and bring greater certainty to the test used by the Department to determine if a worker […]
Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips | Op-Ed for The Hill President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden will meet today for their last debate before the election, and it’s a good bet they’ll bicker about who’s to “blame” for the lack of another massive coronavirus package from Congress. But that argument completely misses the point. […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) commended the Senate Judiciary Committee for advancing the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Senate floor. Since the launch of AFP’s full scale campaign, which began just minutes after Judge Barrett’s nomination by President Trump on Sep. 26th, AFP grassroots activists have made and sent more than 640,000 phone calls and letters to […]
Arlington, Va – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will host U.S. Senator James Lankford for a Facebook Live today at 11:15 AM ET to discuss Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court and what the next steps are in her confirmation process. AFP President Tim Phillips and AFP Vice President of Legal and Judicial […]
