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ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today sharply criticized 49 U.S. senators for announcing their support for legislation to strip millions of Americans from quality, affordable health care plans. The senators’ announcement comes on the same day that the Trump administration’s expansion of short-term, limited duration (STLD) health care plans goes into effect. The newly-expanded STLD plans […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Today, the Senate approved Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) reauthorization legislation that includes twice the amount of funding for an unrelated corporate welfare agency that takes American tax dollars and uses them to subsidize development projects in other countries. The foreign infrastructure spending measure woven in today’s must-pass legislation funds an agency known […]
Chairman and Editor-In-Chief of Forbes Media Steve Forbes and Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips | Investors Business Daily China doesn’t buy enough American cars. Canada doesn’t buy enough American dairy. Britain doesn’t buy enough American airplanes. You’ve been hearing this argument for years. But the passage of time hasn’t made it any more […]
Arlington, VA – Freedom Partners, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), and The LIBRE Initiative today commented on the newly announced United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Freedom Partners Executive Vice President Nathan Nascimento, AFP President Tim Phillips, and The LIBRE Initiative President Daniel Garza issued the following joint statement: “Times have […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity led a coalition of organizations today representing all 50 states, urging Farm Bill conferees to pass a one-year, clean extension of the current Farm Bill. The letter calls the 2018 Farm Bill a “huge missed opportunity,” and asks lawmakers to go back to the drawing board to implement reforms […]
Urges Senate to Swiftly Consider Legislation Arlington, VA – Following today’s House passage of legislation to make permanent the historic tax reform for individuals and small businesses in last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “Today’s House vote to make permanent the tax cuts that […]
Innovations are born of need. Motorboats were invented because people needed aquatic vehicles that moved faster and were easier to steer. Cell phones were invented because people needed a better way to communicate while on the move. We’ve come a long way since motorboats and cell phones. Now, we’re on to high-tech creations, such as a cell phone app that can control the lights and […]
Human trafficking — illegally transporting people from one country or area to another, typically for the purposes of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation — is a horrific practice plaguing countries across the globe. Lawmakers should be looking to enact measures that help to end human trafficking. But these laws should not force innocent Americans […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity expressed disappointment after the House joined the Senate in passing another huge spending bill that not only keeps spending at unacceptable levels, but also punts on important spending decisions for various government departments. Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued this statement: “It’s deeply disappointing that reckless […]
