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ARLINGTON, VA – The House of Representatives will vote today to repeal the so-called “Cadillac tax” on employer health insurance, a provision in the Affordable Care Act that has yet to take effect. Americans for Prosperity welcomes the repeal of this harmful tax, the implementation of which has been delayed repeatedly due to bipartisan opposition. […]

Washington, D.C., is buzzing about Section 230 — internet regulations within the Communications Decency Act. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have proposed reforming Section 230 to give government a greater hand in controlling online speech. That dangerous path could lead to free-speech infringements that would change the internet as we know it for […]

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today urged Congress to reject the Raise the Wage Act, legislation that would lift the mandatory federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The House Committee on Rules is set to review the bill at 5pm ET today. Americans for Prosperity Director of Employment Initiatives Erica Jedynak issued the […]

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 […]