Recent News

Americans for Prosperity Policy Manager David Barnes | The Hill   There’s much talk in Washington about health care, but far less action. By contrast, some state capitals across the country are pursuing bolder, more interesting reform. … Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed into law a repeal of most elements of the state’s certificate-of-need law, which restricts the […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Board Member, Mark Holden, joined the National Immigration Forum’s Conference, “Leading The Way”, to discuss how we can apply, to immigration reform, lessons learned from the success of the First Step Act in criminal justice reform. Also, earlier this week, Morning Consult published an op-ed by Mark Holden on this […]

Arlington, Va. – Nearly 20 organizations including Americans for Prosperity have a new message for Congress: pension bailout proposals such as the so-called “Butch Lewis Act” are an affront to taxpayers and should be considered on their own rather than stuffed into an appropriations measure or trade legislation implementing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Legislation […]

Arlington, Va.—  On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 4863, the Export Finance Agency Act of 2019. This bill would reauthorize the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank for ten years, forcing American taxpayers to continue financing some of the world’s most successful companies at the expense of critical national priorities. Americans for Prosperity […]

Arlington, VA – Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) will introduce The Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019, legislation that appropriately restricts the use of facial recognition technology by federal agencies. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) believes there are legitimate and valuable uses for facial recognition technology, but guidelines should exist to protect citizens from harms it presents when […]

Americans for Prosperity Board Member Mark Holden | Morning Consult Americans are convinced that Washington is broken. As someone who was a part of an ideologically diverse coalition that included people like Van Jones and Newt Gingrich, to help enact the First Step Act last year, I’m convinced that bipartisanship can still prevail. … Despite repeated attempts, Congress has made no […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity issued a key vote alert on Friday, urging members of Congress to vote NO on the passage of the Export Finance Agency Act of 2019. This bill would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, re-opening the door to cronyism and corruption, and forcing taxpayers to subsidize some of the most successful […]

Arlington, VA – AFP today announced its support for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) petition to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a decision of a three-judge panel of that court in Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC. in the Internet era, when traditional media companies face significant business hurdles, the government shouldn’t be imposing antiquated limits on media […]

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) renewed its call for U.S. leadership to introduce proposed reforms of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body before it ceases to function next month and as WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo is in Washington today to meet with leading trade officials in the administration and on Capitol Hill. […]