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Arlington, Va. – Today Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s largest advocate for economic freedom, cheered President Trump for following through on his commitment to reform the tax code in favor of middle class families, entrepreneurs, and job creators. The group made tax reform a top federal priority in 2017, and engaged its nationwide grassroots infrastructure in […]

Arlington, Va. –  Americans for Prosperity praised the Trump administration today for working diligently to eliminate overly burdensome federal regulations that stifle economic growth, waste taxpayer dollars and limit individual freedom. Thursday afternoon the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) released the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which details President Trump’s deregulation […]

Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity commended the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for voting to repeal Obama-era internet regulations, which improperly classified the internet as a Title II telecommunications service under the Communications Act, and imposed rules commonly known as ‘net neutrality.’ AFP has been an outspoken opponent of these regulations since the Obama-era […]

As cities and states across the country work to attract new companies to their communities with generous corporate subsidies, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is taking a different approach. Amazon.com, a company that’s been revolutionizing the global economy, is looking for another city to call a home base. But San Jose isn’t buying what Amazon […]

Grassroots organization has opposed CPP for years Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity commended EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt today following his announcement that he will sign a proposed rule to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP) Tuesday.  The group has long fought to protect Americans’ access to affordable, reliable energy, opposing harmful regulations like the […]

Last week, the United States Supreme Court agreed to take up the case of Mark Janus, a public employee in Illinois who is suing the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union over the requirement that he pay the union or risk being fired. Janus’ case is identical to the one brought […]

Freedom is central to our American identity. Our Founders guaranteed this by ensuring constitutional protections for our freedoms of speech, religion, assembly, press and the ability to petition the government. James Madison went a step further in protecting our individual liberties by including the Bill of Rights in our Constitution. Today, we enjoy these freedoms […]

Opponents of tax reform repeatedly use the same tired arguments: they claim tax cuts only help the wealthy and will lead to a decrease in federal revenue. The truth is, these claims are unfounded. History shows just the opposite. The Kennedy, Reagan and Bush tax cuts have all led to increased federal revenues and increased […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity cheered the House’s passage of the Financial CHOICE Act 2.0 Thursday, which would roll back the worst provisions of the Dodd-Frank regulatory behemoth and add much-needed accountability to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The organization issued a “key vote alert” in favor of the bill, sponsored by Rep. […]