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This year, I look forward to inviting more people to bring you insights into the causes they’re addressing. Today I’m pleased to introduce my colleague James Valvo, chief policy counsel at Americans for Prosperity Foundation. James is also the executive director of Cause of Action Institute, which is representing the fishermen in Loper Bright Enterprises […]
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For years, many West Virginia parents have been frustrated. One-size-fits-all traditional schools, with rigid curriculums, keep students and families from having an education pathway that suits their unique needs. Mountain State parents were hungry for bottom-up alternatives. An EdChoice poll found 64% of West Virginians support education savings accounts. With support from AFP-West Virginia, lawmakers […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity Senior Fellow in Fiscal Policy Kurt Couchman praised the House Budget Committee for advancing bipartisan legislation today to create a fiscal commission and start addressing our nation’s $34 trillion debt. The fiscal commission bill advanced by the Committee would create a focused space for Congress to get to work […]
ARLINGTON – Today Americans for Prosperity (AFP) commended the introduction of the Safeguarding Charity Act, by Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Florida Congressman Greg Steube. Recent judicial decisions threaten the First Amendment rights of nonprofit charities, subjecting them to oversight by federal bureaucrats and to costly litigation. The Safeguarding Charity Act will protect nonprofit organizations […]
Arlington, VA – Over the holidays Americans for Prosperity sat down with new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for a wide-ranging conversation on his guiding principles and his vision for the country in 2024 and beyond. In the first-of-its-kind interview for the new Speaker released today, Johnson shares his story growing up the son […]
Arlington, VA —Americans for Prosperity applauds the introduction of the Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act of 2024 to address the nation’s growing debt crisis. The bill introduced today by Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) would require Congress to produce a complete budget with all spending and revenue in one annual bill, […]
Before the new year, the U.S. government hit a new national debt milestone: $34 trillion. For many voters, this number is just too enormous to comprehend. (How many zeros are in a trillion, anyway?) But understanding the implications of a $34 trillion debt is key to understanding why federal lawmakers must address it. In a […]
Happy New Year! I hope your 2024 is off to a great start. If you’re like most (or me anyway), you’ve still got winter decorations to take down. But don’t miss that the year begins with a celebration of a man whose name and work are forever proof of the power of free speech to […]
