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Arlington Va. – Americans for Prosperity today praised the Senate for voting to approve the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155). This bipartisan legislation includes changes to federal banking laws that are needed to provide small banks and lenders with relief from the regulatory weight of Dodd-Frank. Americans for Prosperity Chief Government […]
Late last year, Congress delivered historic tax reform that took bold action toward removing corporate welfare that gives special tax breaks to well-connected businesses and industries at the expense of ordinary Americans. Now, lawmakers must defend tax reform by rejecting the renewal of these corporate handouts known as tax extenders. Tax extenders were a part of the disastrous tax code that existed prior […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity issued the following statement Tuesday after the Right to Try Act failed to pass the House. AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner: “We are extremely disappointed to see lawmakers deny terminally-ill patients the right to try potentially life-saving medications and treatments. A clear majority voted in favor of […]
*In two new ads, individuals share how tax reform is improving their lives *Grassroots group urging Donnelly and McCaskill to support hard-working families Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will launch Thursday the second wave of a major ad campaign in Missouri and Indiana, sharing stories from individuals in each state about how tax reform […]
The House of Representatives is considering a federal right-to-try bill to give terminally ill patients access to potentially life-saving experimental treatments. Thirty-eight states currently have right-to-try laws on the books, but there is no federal right-to-try law that extends that access to patients in all states. In previous weeks, Americans for Prosperity’s grassroots activists have kept pressure […]
Last night on CBS’s 60 Minutes, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was asked about the impact of school choice policies on public schools. Citing Florida’s positive track record on education—a state with an abundance of public and private school choice options—DeVos rightly stated that when more educational options are available to families, the academic outcome of students in traditional public schools improve. 60 Minutes host Lesley Stahl challenged DeVos’s argument, however, pointing out that in DeVos’ […]
This week, House Speaker Paul Ryan joined AFP President Tim Phillips in addressing thousands of AFP grassroots activists on a tele-town hall call highlighting tax reform’s benefits for millions of every day Americans. Tim Phillips began the call by thanking AFP activists for their phenomenal efforts in advancing the passage of principled tax reform. Phillips […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity today stressed opposition to President Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. AFP President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “It’s disappointing the administration moved forward with these tariffs, which will dump new tax burdens on Americans and threaten the benefits of tax reform and regulatory […]
Arlington, VA – House Speaker Paul Ryan joined Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips tonight for a national telephone town hall discussing the many ways that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is benefiting hard-working Americans and how to build on this once-in-a-generation reform to keep America’s economy strong. Listen to audio from the call […]
