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On Wednesday May 16th Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Deborah Ross (D-NC) and Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced a bill that closes an immigration loophole that inadvertently punishes legal immigrant families. The bill, the America’s CHILDREN Act, would ensure that the roughly 200,000 legal immigrant children who were lawfully brought to […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today announced the first-ever recipients of its new “Leaders in Law Enforcement” Award. The award was created to honor law enforcement professionals who are shining examples of what it truly means to protect and serve. The recipients are Eddie Garcia, Chief of Police in Dallas, TX, and Christopher R. […]
Arlington, VA — Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF), filing with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies, Reason Foundation, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU-Missouri), submitted an amicus brief in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the court […]
ARLINGTON, VA – Americans for Prosperity Foundation has obtained over 400 pages of emails showing DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas using his personal email account and cell phone for official business. The records were acquired as part of AFPF’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and lawsuit. DHS policy on the use of non-DHS email accounts directs that […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) endorsed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Mike Flood (R-NE) aimed at providing transparency into local land use policies that may present barriers to development and limit the supply of housing. The Yes in My Backyard Act makes […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology for failing to produce records regarding the Biden Administration’s decision to administratively add onerous and counterproductive requirements to the CHIPS Act, including restrictions and mandates specifically rejected by Congress. The Wall Street Journal reported […]
This week, the Senate Judiciary committee hosted a hearing on AI, which included Open AI CEO Sam Altman, IBM Chief Privacy and Trust Officer Christina Montgomery, and New York University professor Gary Marcus. Many bad ideas were proposed during the hearing, but one of the leading proposals getting attention from both members of Congress and […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity launched ‘Prosperity is Possible’, a sustained eight-figure campaign dedicated to unleashing the power of people to make the American dream a tangible reality. “Prosperity is Possible” will reach beyond the day-to-day policy debates in Washington in a first-of-its-kind effort to truly change the way Americans think about tackling our biggest economic […]
May 14th kicks off National Police Week 2023! Americans for Prosperity is taking this time to honor our officers, spread awareness about the challenges they’re facing, and lead initiatives to help officers best serve their communities. Here’s what you should know about National Police Week 2023 and what can be done to support officers around […]
