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Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today submitted a formal comment to the Department of Health and Human Services expressing support for a proposed rule [42 CFR 447.10(g)(4)], which would ensure taxpayer dollars used to fund Medicaid go where they were intended, to those caring for neediest in society, instead of to union coffers. AFP is also encouraging activists […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity praised a new rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extending short-term, limited-duration (STLD) insurance plans. The rule change will allow STLD plans to be extended from three months to a maximum of thirty-six months. These plans provide an option for millions of Americans who have […]
On July 12, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a notice of proposed rule making to end union dues-skimming perpetrated against home healthcare providers who receive state subsidies from Medicaid for their work. Before 2014, many states that weren’t right-to-work unfairly classified home healthcare providers — most of whom provide care to their friends and family members — […]
Americans for Prosperity Director of Policy Akash Chougule | The Hill America is drastically different than it was in the 1940s, but there’s one thing that has remained largely the same — federal labor laws. The last time Congress passed major labor law reform was the Taft-Hartley Act over 70 years ago. All that changed […]
This year, the U.S. Senate has an enormous opportunity to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a principled jurist who will defend the Constitution and the rule of law, to the Supreme Court. Americans for Prosperity’s Vice President of Judicial Strategy Sarah Field outlines Judge Kavanaugh’s qualifications in her recent piece in The Hill: Judge Kavanaugh could […]
Grassroots groups will put the heat back on lawmakers to freeze discretionary spending for FY2019. Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity is announcing plans to launch a major new grassroots effort to educate the public on the dangers of the federal government’s chronic overspending, and urge lawmakers to put discretionary spending on ice for 2019 […]
Arlington, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Partners and The LIBRE Initiative sent a letter to President Trump urging his administration to capitalize on its record of economic growth by rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Together, the free-market groups commended the president on his recent announcement with European Commission President Juncker of agreeing to pursue a zero-tariffs […]
Your weekly round-up of the major wins making headlines thanks to AFP’s grassroots activists across the country (July 23-July 27). The Big W: Roosevelt and Lea counties become sixth and seventh New Mexico counties to pass a right-to-work ordinance. What it is: Right-to-work legislation gives workers the freedom to opt out of union dues. Why it’s important: At most unionized workplaces […]
Arlington, VA – Lawmakers in Washington and across the country promise Medicaid expansion will deliver health care to America’s most vulnerable populations. With ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid in states like Nebraska and Utah, people should take note of the consequences it has on the people Medicaid was intended to help. Under the Affordable Care […]
