Recent News
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 […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Recent news reports reveal Department of Homeland Security agencies—including Customs and Border Protection and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement—maintained secret dossiers of U.S. citizens based on their news coverage of or other involvement in last year’s migrant caravan. Americans for Prosperity joins the Center for Democracy and Technology, the National Coalition Against Censorship, […]
In 2017, Congress let an unfair set of corporate welfare policies – known as tax extenders – expire. They were right to do so. Tax extenders are special-interest handouts lobbied for by politically-connected industries, giving them an unfair advantage over others at the expense of everyone else. Government shouldn’t be in the business of picking winners and […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Today, a coalition of free-market organizations led by Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued a letter to Congress urging members to focus on comprehensive reforms to prioritize, streamline, and innovate the financing and regulation of our nation’s infrastructure projects rather than considering any increases to the federal gas tax. Read the full letter […]
Groups Commend President for Not Pursuing Increases to Federal Gas Tax in 2017 Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to President Trump Friday, urging the administration to pursue efficient spending policies on targeted infrastructure improvements. The groups also commend the administration for not pursuing proposals of a gas […]
Arlington, Va. – Jorge Lima, Senior Vice President of Policy at Americans for Prosperity, placed an oped at Bold.com today, calling for leadership on immigration reform. Excerpts of the piece are below: In early February, 45 young and talented individuals stood shoulder-to-shoulder at the U.S. Capitol. They were joined by leaders of a diverse coalition of pastors, community leaders, members […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement following reports that Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) won’t oppose reviving and expanding electric vehicle tax credits in a bill renewing lapsed tax extenders: “Congress should be working to make sure these zombie tax extenders stay dead, not bring them back […]
