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Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Senior Tech Policy Analyst Billy Easley II issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order that purports to promote free speech on internet platforms: “This executive order misreads the law and mistakes the role of government. Censorship comes from government trying to police speech – not private companies. People, not […]
This week the U.S. Treasury and IRS issued final regulations that will enable exempt nonprofits—including civil liberty organizations, faith-based groups, national issue organizations, and community groups—to protect the personal information of members who support them. Americans for Prosperity’s Brent Gardner issued the following statement: All citizens should be able to join together to hold their […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips wrote an op-ed published by Newsweek today on how to help the economy recover stronger. Read the entire article here. Below are excerpts from the piece: Like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested, let’s think big. That does not mean doubling down on the […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is hosting a Facebook Townhall today with U.S. Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina to discuss the $3 trillion bailout proposal passed by the House of Representatives last week. AFP recently launched a national grassroots campaign to mobilize activists against the massive federal spending bill. The grassroots group has […]
West Virginia’s health care professionals are hard at work addressing COVID-19 and treating the medical needs of patients across the state. Now more than ever, it’s essential that these frontline workers have all the tools at their disposal in this fight. To talk about the needs of health care workers, Heather ONeal, a nurse midwife with Wise Women Health Care, sat down for a Zoom call in late April with Americans for […]
LIBRE President Discusses severity of bailouts with President Trump Arlington, Va. – Yesterday, President Trump held a call with Hispanic Community Leaders on the latest COVID-19 news – including details on legislation moving through Congress. Daniel Garza, President of The LIBRE Initiative, a sister organization of Americans for Prosperity, shared our concerns on irresponsible state bailouts […]
Congress will be providing at least $1.9 trillion in total assistance to state and local governments this year, most of which is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, some lawmakers claim that additional municipal bailouts will be necessary to address revenue pitfalls in state and local budgets. One proposal calls for an additional $1 trillion in federal spending. These bailouts are a bad idea, according to a new report from Americans […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today released a report detailing the nearly $2 trillion in federal assistance already available to state and local governments, including more than $1.1 trillion that has been provided in the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19. The analysis, conducted by AFP Policy Manager Matthew Dickerson and AFP Senior […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity commended the Trump administration for issuing the Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery Executive Order, which would seek additional regulations to be waived to promote job creation and growth, call on federal agencies to permanently rescind rules waived in the wake of COVID-19, and outline a regulatory bill of rights. […]
