Recent News
The Big W: No electricity rate hikes in New Hampshire! What it is: This week, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed two bills that included ratepayer subsidies for above-market renewable energies. AFP-NH voiced strong support for the governor’s actions. Why it’s important: New Hampshire residents face some of the highest electric rates in country. Gov. Sununu’s veto follows his 10-year energy strategy that focuses […]
Arlington, VA – Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unconstitutional, raising new questions about the future of the agency. In the opinion, the court said it sided with a dissent in an earlier case that said the bureau is “unconstitutionally structured because it is an independent agency […]
Arlington, Va. – Today the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of South Dakota in South Dakota v. Wayfair, holding that states should be able to levy sales taxes on out-of-state retailers even if they lack a physical presence, such as a headquarters or warehouse, in the jurisdiction. The decision overturned precedent from […]
Arlington, VA – Following the failed procedural vote in the Senate on President Trump’s rescission package, AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “President Trump’s rescission package represented less than half a cent on the dollar in federal spending and taxpayers should be appalled by the Senate’s failure to clear a […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today announced it will score H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, on its congressional scorecard and is urging House lawmakers to vote “No”. In a letter sent to lawmakers Wednesday, AFP, urged members to stop Washington’s extreme overspending by rejecting the blatant cronyism and wasteful spending in the 2018 […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today announced it will score the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act (H.R. 3), otherwise known as the rescissions package, on its congressional scorecard. In a letter sent to Senators Wednesday, AFP urged members to vote “Yes”, calling the rescissions plan a step in the right direction toward restoring […]
A lot has been made of President Trump’s plan to cut $15 billion in wasteful spending through a process called rescission. But what is true about rescission and what is not can be hard to distinguish. Below we dispel some of the most popular myths about President Trump’s plan. Myth: Rescission isn’t a real way […]
Senate should follow House in seizing opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package Arlington, VA – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is now calling on Senators to take up the measure that would save taxpayers about […]
The federal government is no stranger to out-of-control spending. The national debt has now reached a startling $21 trillion! That’s not all: Congress recently passed an omnibus spending package that will cost $1.3 trillion. But wasteful federal spending doesn’t stop there. The federal government has misused your money on various pet projects, both large and […]
