Recent News
President must work with House to pass border security measures Arlington, VA – This Thursday, May 11th, Title 42, the pandemic era measure which allows CBP to bypass standard removal procedures to quickly expel individuals who have entered the country illegally, will expire. The crisis at the US-Mexico border continues to be critical with overwhelming crossings […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced expansion to all 50 states in the country. This comes as the organization launches the largest grassroots effort to date to Reignite the American Dream by inspiring and empowering more Americans to get engaged in public policy debates and demand better from elected leaders heading into the 2024 […]
Arlington, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity sent a letter to President Biden urging him to work in good faith with Congressional leaders to find a responsible path forward on the debt ceiling that includes reasonable reductions in spending and commonsense reforms that will begin to break Washington’s addiction to reckless spending and debt. AFP […]
ARLINGTON, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today announced their opposition to the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act. The EARN IT Act is a misguided attempt to address online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and threatens to undermine the privacy and security of […]
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, the Federal Reserve published its review of supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). In response, AFPF Director of Investigations Kevin Schmidt released the following statement: “While we appreciate when the federal government is willing to publicly discuss past failures, here the Federal Reserve is attempting to leverage its own supervisory […]
Congress held hearings this week to look at reducing health care costs through greater price transparency and more competition.
I’m writing this just a few days removed from the 2023 FIRE Gala, held to celebrate a new era of FIRE, and my spirits are still high from the evening. What could be better than a night spent among fellow First Amendment advocates, discussing all the ways free speech benefits our society and brainstorming ways […]
ARLINGTON, VA – Americans for Prosperity’s Senior Fellow in Fiscal Policy Kurt Couchman made the following statement after the House passed responsible legislation to raise the debt ceiling while reducing federal spending: “AFP commends the House of Representatives for acting responsibly and passing legislation to prevent default on the debt while addressing our unsustainable levels of federal […]
ARLINGTON, VA– Americans for Prosperity’s Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner made the following statement today after Biden Secretary of Labor nominee Julie Su was voted out of committee: “Julie Su implemented legislation in California that threatened the livelihoods of millions of freelance workers in her state. Confirming her as Secretary of Labor would take […]
