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October brings fall colors, the World Series — and campus debates about Halloween costumes. Casey Mattox, vice president for legal and judicial strategy at Americans for Prosperity, suggests that this year we give the latter a miss. In a commentary piece for National Review, Casey notes: Free speech advocates dread the holiday because we know […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today called on the president and Congress to reject yet another massive spending bill as lawmakers are now considering a $1.8 trillion spending package. For months, AFP has been advocating for lawmakers to enact policies that empower people to improve their lives and spur our economy to recover […]
Americans for Prosperity CEO Emily Seidel stands alongside thousands of fellow Americans in endorsing the Philadelphia Statement in defense of the right of all Americans to speak their minds. The right to free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment is foundational. It makes possible the pluralistic society we live in, and creates the conditions for […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and a broad coalition of more than 200 leaders at the national and state level sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee urging them to support Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. The letter, convened by AFP, is signed by leaders of groups including […]
Nashville, TN – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will host U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn for a Facebook Live tomorrow 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 for Legal and Judicial Strategy Casey Mattox will […]
Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, has joined the American Civil Liberties Union, Institute for Justice, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State (together, amici) in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting petitioner Chike Uzuegbunam. The brief urges the Court to affirm that harm to constitutional […]
ARLINGTON, Va.—Americans for Prosperity (AFP) on Tuesday announced support for the Stop PPE Taxes Act, a bipartisan effort introduced by Sen. Pat Toomey, to suspend tariffs on personal protective equipment through the end of 2022. AFP’s Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “In a time of crisis, our leaders should be doing […]
On Friday, October 2, 2020, Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Gibson v. SEC, urging the court to grant Mr. Gibson’s cert petition. Mr. Gibson, who is represented pro bono by the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which has teamed up with former […]
On the evening of Saturday, September 29, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Immediately, Americans for Prosperity’s grassroots network jumped into action. “We are very excited about Judge Barrett,” Casey Mattox, Americans for Prosperity’s senior vice president for legal and judicial strategy, told activists in a Facebook Live held […]
