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By now you’ve heard millions of Americans are benefitting from tax reform. Hundreds of companies have given out bonuses, pay raises or other benefits as a direct result of the reforms Congress passed last December. But how exactly is that extra money benefitting these hard-working Americans? If you ask employees at Southwest Airlines, there’s a […]
Late last year, Congress passed federal tax reform, overhauling the old tax code. That’s good news for American businesses and families, but bad news for lawmakers who opposed fixing our rigged tax system. Now that federal tax reform has gone into effect, we can say goodbye to a lot of hurtful tax policies. Here’s five things you […]
There may be no crying in baseball, but there’s certainly corporate welfare. When teams take the field for Opening Day this year, many of them will be playing on the taxpayers’ dime—literally. For decades now, lawmakers at every level of government have been forking over millions of hardworking residents’ money to build stadiums for billionaire […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) released the following statement applauding the House Agriculture Committee for advancing HB 561, which will repeal the onerous and wildly unnecessary occupational licensing requirement for florists. “We’re very pleased that the House Agriculture Committee advanced HB 561 that would remove the license for florists,” said AFP-LA State Director […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) applauds the House Committee on Commerce for advancing HB562, which addresses Louisiana’s antiquated and over-burdensome occupational licensing regulations. The bill aims to reduce the many of the unnecessary fees and training programs that discourage Louisianans from working while still keeping consumers safe. “Advancing this bill is the […]
Today the House voted to pass a pork-laden $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill. While that’s bad news, one piece of good news is that the bill doesn’t include any money for Obamacare bailouts. Meant to prop up Obamacare and its skyrocketing premiums, these proposals – including reinsurance and cost-sharing reduction payments – are nothing more […]
As Congress considers the upcoming omnibus spending bill to fund our government, it is also considering enacting harmful bailouts to prop up Obamacare. Americans for Prosperity’s army of grassroots activists is working hard to push back against calls for these taxpayer-funded bailouts of private health insurance companies. Proponents of Obamacare bailouts claim that sending billions […]
This week, Congress is set to vote on a trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill that could potentially include several troubling provisions that AFP has consistently opposed. Lawmakers should reject any attempt to include such provisions as an Obamacare bailout for health insurance companies, an online sales tax and any tax “extender” carve-outs that would undermine the […]
Congress is debating right-to-try legislation that would give terminally ill patients and their families hope. Right-to-try gives patients access to potentially life-saving treatments and medications that haven’t received final government approval. Thirty-eight states have right-to-try laws, but a solution is still needed for doctors and patients at the federal level. While the House of Representatives […]
