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Last month, the US Supreme Court ruled in Janus v. AFSCME that public sector collective bargaining amounts to political speech, so no public employee can be forced to fund it against their will – and that union dues cannot be deducted from their paychecks unless they have demonstrated affirmative consent for their employer to do so. This ruling affected almost every state in […]
Alison Acosta Winters | The Hill Despite fierce opposition, Congress and President Trump enacted one of the boldest tax reform packages in a generation. … For the first time in a long time, we have a healthy economy that’s firing on all cylinders. The 213,000 new jobs the United States added in June and steadily […]
Public pension funds are threatening the fiscal stability of many states and localities. Many people, including the leadership of government unions, blame underfunding and have been demanding state governments increase taxes and funnel even more money into the system. But a new study says underfunding is a symptom, not a cause. The report from Wirepoint […]
Tim Phillips, Grover Norquist, Pete Sepp, Adam Brandon, Tim Chapman and David McIntosh | USA Today Last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a huge victory for the U.S., and we applaud the Trump administration for this historic achievement. It has already begun to spur economic growth and help our entrepreneurs create new jobs. Likewise, efforts to pare back unnecessary, […]
What makes a great Supreme Court justice? As we’ve discussed previously, an excellent Supreme Court justice is one who exercises judicial restraint, interprets the law as written and respects the Constitution as it was originally laid out by our Framers. AFP’s Efforts to Confirm Gorsuch Justice Neil Gorsuch exhibits these traits, which is why, in 2017, for the […]
Arlington, VA – Following President Trump’s press conference today with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce expressed support for lowering tariffs and non-tariff barriers, and encouraged the Trump administration to focus on advancing a trade policy that will open markets for American businesses and consumers. Americans for […]
HSA Expansion Would Provide Affordable Health Care for More Americans Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity sent Key Vote letters to members of the House of Representatives Tuesday encouraging them to support two bills that would expand health savings accounts: H.R. 6199, the Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018, and H.R. 6311, the […]
