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Of the rights enumerated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, perhaps none is as widely recognized by Americans as freedom of speech. A recent Freedom Forum survey found that 64 percent name it as one of the five rights listed in the First Amendment — a far higher percentage than can identify the others. But restraints on freedom […]
In the months since coronavirus became widespread in the United States, many American families have come to appreciate the importance of quality health care in a way they hadn’t before. Facing exposure to a disease that we’re still learning about, people understand the importance of having ready access to testing and treatment when they need it. Unfortunately, […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today released a six-part video series focused on the most significant health care reforms America must undertake in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The videos are part of a long-term digital advertising campaign that informs Americans about the lessons learned from the pandemic and the policy reforms that will leave us better […]
Lessons from the Pandemic is a new video series that shows how specific government regulations and red tape initially hampered our response to COVID-19, but that once these regulations were eased or eliminated the situation improved. But these changes are only temporary—we’re working to make them permanent and need your help! What can you do? […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) joined a broad coalition in support of criminal justice reform recommendations released earlier this year from the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration. The first round of bills drawn from the Task Force recommendations will soon be up for consideration in committee in the state House. AFP […]
Technology is a powerful tool that allows people to easily organize around important issues and can often balance the scales of justice. As we’ve seen over the last month, technology is playing a crucial role in social justice movements, improving police accountability, and public safety. A new poll released by Americans for Prosperity and YouGov shows just […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) announced a six-figure ad buy to ramp up its nationwide campaign urging Congress to oppose bailouts and other bad deals as the Senate begins its two week July recess. Senators are expected to consider additional coronavirus spending legislation upon their return to Washington in late July, and during this […]
Today, Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Van Buren v. United States. The brief asks the Court to interpret a federal anti-computer-hacking statute, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), in a commonsense way that avoids criminalizing the day-to-day actions of millions […]
The country’s push toward health care reform, designed to make countless Americans better off, is continuing apace. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a new rule this week that would make permanent some of the agency’s previous reforms to the practice of telemedicine. Specifically, the rule change would allow home health agencies to continue using remote patient monitoring, phone calls, two-way audio-video, and […]
