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President Trump and congressional Democrats this week agreed to a $2 trillion infrastructure spending deal – including a potential doubling of the federal gas tax. Americans for Prosperity quickly opposed the deal, with Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner saying: “If Congress wants to find money to modernize our roads and bridges, we encourage them to […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Following President Trump’s meeting with top congressional Democrats Tuesday on infrastructure, Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “If Congress wants to find money to modernize our roads and bridges, we encourage them to look to their own pockets – Americans have been filling them up for […]
ARLINGTON, Va. — Ahead of Tuesday’s White House meeting on infrastructure, Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement urging the administration not to undermine its historic tax reform success with a gas tax increase that will harm most those who can least afford it. “The best deal for the American people […]
The Jones Act harms American businesses and props-up cronies. Now is the time for full repeal. “It’s a fight between the petroleum industry and the shipping industry. It’s a fight between free enterprise and cronyist regulation. And it’s a fight between the U.S. economy and the self-dealing swamp. … The Jones Act is a century-old […]
A new analysis from the Mercatus Center examining the Export-Import Bank and the aftereffects of a years-long lending cap confirms what we’ve known all along: businesses do not need the Export-Import Bank to compete in the marketplace. Since 2015, when Ex-Im last had the required number of board members to approve deals larger than $10 million, the Bank’s lending portfolio (both at […]
Grassroots group thanks state lawmakers for supporting criminal justice reforms that will help create new opportunities Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today launched a direct mail campaign thanking elected leaders across ten states who have helped advance critical criminal justice reforms so far this year and urging continued action on this important issue. The six-figure […]
Arlington, VA – Amid the latest standoff with the European Union (EU) over aircraft subsidies, the Trump administration is preparing new harmful tariffs and some are pushing to bring back the Export-Import Bank. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce remind policymakers to end one major source of taxpayer-supported corporate welfare in […]
The latest report on Medicare and Social Security isn’t good. In fact, the trustees of the programs found that both are in a dire situation if substantial reforms are not made. Here are the three main takeaways from Monday’s Trustees Report: Social Security will be insolvent by 2035. Trustees said that at the current pace, the program will only […]
