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Washington D.C. – Americans for Prosperity state directors will descend on Capitol Hill Wednesday as part of AFP’s three-day event bringing the voices of grassroots activists to Washington. The 2019 Capitol Conference is the largest annual gathering of its kind to date with more than 220 meetings scheduled with members of Congress, Senators and other […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement on Rep. Maxine Water’s decision Wednesday to pull a bill to reauthorize and rename the Export-Import Bank: “It’s disappointing that this bill was pulled, not because members agree that taxpayer funded corporate welfare turns their stomachs, but because […]

For millions of Americans like Mark Janus, it means finally having a say over the use of the money they earned. Each paycheck, government workers in many states would notice that some of their hard-earned money was deducted for union dues. It didn’t matter whether they had joined a union — they still had to […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP), issued a key vote alert Tuesday urging members of Congress to oppose H.R. 3055, the Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020.  With a steep price tag of $322 billion, […]

Grassroots organization urges Congress to shut down taxpayer handouts, Export-Import Bank Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nation’s leading grassroots organization committed to building a stronger economy that works for everyone, reacted to news that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Ca.), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and ranking member Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) […]

Arlington, Va. – The Trump administration issued its Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) final regulation today, a development welcomed by Americans for Prosperity. Americans for Prosperity Policy Manager David Barnes issued the following statement: “Too often the Washington health care debate focuses on virtually every issue but the most important one – how to meaningfully reduce costs. The […]

Arlington, VA – Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today announced legislation attacking Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a measure that affirms users are legally responsible for the content they post to online platforms. The legislation would fundamentally change how online companies have successfully operated for years, undermining a key protection for digital free speech […]

ARLINGTON, VA — The New York Times published a new analysis Thursday of this year’s Social Security trustees report confirming that a “slow-moving crisis” is nearly here for retirees reliant on Social Security. The New York Times writes: Next year, for the first time since 1982, the program must start drawing down its assets in order to pay retirees all […]

Grassroots organization launching federal and state campaign to level the playing field for all Americans Arlington, Va. – As Washington moves to reinstate some of the most egregious examples of government favoritism and corporate welfare by restoring the Export-Import Bank quorum and entertaining the renewal of zombie tax extenders, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced the […]