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Pain at the pump felt greatest in Pennsylvania, California, Washington, Hawaii, New York, Michigan, Indiana, Florida, Connecticut and New Jersey Arlington, VA – Recent proposals to increase federal fuel taxes by as much as 25 cents should raise alarms for every American from California to Connecticut, but according to a report released today by Freedom […]
Memo: How Work Requirements Help Lift People Out of Poverty And Preserve The Social Safety Net Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) announced that they would allow states to develop their own work requirements for able-bodied adults. The elderly, disabled or pregnant would be excluded. Despite the hand-wringing by opponents and headlines suggesting that these […]
Arlington, VA — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin today told the House Ways and Means Committee that President Donald Trump “feels strongly” that the United States should impose a sales tax on purchases made over the Internet, according to Bloomberg. Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “The entire point of […]
Great news for millions of Americans! According to the New York Times, “A wave of optimism has swept over [the American economy.]” Following the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act over 300 businesses, both large and small, have announced plans to invest in the American economy and give back to their employees. As a result, individuals and families […]
Arlington, VA – Responding to an Axios report that President Trump today “endorsed a 25-cent gas tax hike to pay for infrastructure,” Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce repeated their strong opposition to any increase in the federal gas to pay for new infrastructure spending. AFP and Freedom Partners sent a letter to the […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s largest grassroots advocate for economic freedom and free societies, today announced support for Tennessee Congressman Marsha Blackburn in her campaign for the U.S. Senate. Congressman Blackburn has been a strong voice for the people of Tennessee, supporting policies that promote freedom and empower the American people to […]
Arlington, Va. – The White House yesterday released the president’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget, which included calls by the Trump administration to reinstate funding for cost sharing subsidies (CSRs) and risk corridors in Obamacare that send billions of taxpayer dollars to health insurance companies each year. Americans for Prosperity responded by calling on the White […]
Grassroots group running TV, digital ads as part of multimillion-dollar tax reform campaign Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will launch a major ad campaign in Missouri and Indiana Thursday informing citizens about Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Claire McCaskill’s (D-MO) broken promises on tax reform. The grassroots group is investing nearly $4 million […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity today led a coalition of nearly 30 organizations asserting their opposition to raising the federal gas tax as part of any infrastructure reform legislation. In a letter to congressional lawmakers, the coalition urged reforms in the way existing transportation dollars are spent rather than placing new burdens on […]
