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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. […]
The group will be key voting Thursday’s House vote on the Financial CHOICE Act Arlington, Va. – Today Americans for Prosperity’s Vice President of External Affairs Christine Harbin sat down with Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling to discuss the importance of the Financial CHOICE Act ahead of Thursday’s vote on the bill. The conversation […]
Arlington, Va. – AFP is commending Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai for advancing a plan for the FCC to roll back 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. These rules, formally known as the Open Internet Order, prohibited Internet […]
Americans for Prosperity has issued a coalition letter in support of the Financial CHOICE Act. You can read the full letter below. AFP Vice President of External Affairs Chrissy Harbin issued the following statement on the Financial CHOICE Act: “We’re proud to support Congressman Hensarling’s efforts to roll back some of the worst Dodd-Frank provisions, […]
Arlington, Va. — Americans for Prosperity applauded a move by the White House today that provided specific instructions to federal agencies to “maximize employee performance” and accountability and eliminate duplicative, non-essential or unnecessary programs. This action, led by Office of Management and Budget Director (OMB) Mick Mulvaney, builds upon an executive order signed in March […]
It’s official: Kentucky just joined the right-to-work revolution. With the support of Americans for Prosperity, and despite union bosses’ desperate last-minute actions, right-to-work legislation was just passed by the Kentucky legislature and signed into law by Gov. Matt Bevin. This new law frees every employee from being forced to join a union and pay part […]
Arlington, VA. – Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Tax Reform, Heritage Action For America and FreedomWorks called on members of Congress today to oppose consideration of passing an internet sales tax plan during the current lame duck session of Congress. “With less than two weeks until lawmakers leave Washington, many of them for good, the […]
