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This post was written by David Cuillier for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s 2023 Sunshine Week essay series on how government transparency and the Freedom of Information Act have transformed society. The Freedom of Information Act’s failure is its greatest success. To be sure, FOIA has done some good. Transparency laws and practices reduce corruption, lead […]
The Personal Option would put patients back in control of their care and coverage,” wrote the Washington Examiner.
It’s March! As a rabid college basketball fan, I love this time of the year. I’ve already started adjusting my calendar to make sure that I can watch the early rounds — which are quite possibly the best part of the whole sports year. But as a First Amendment attorney, I have a unique handicap […]
This post was written by Anne Weismann for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s 2023 Sunshine Week essay series on how government transparency and the Freedom of Information Act have transformed society. Conceptionally, the Freedom of Information Act represents a valuable tool to advance democracy through the disinfectant of transparency. A statute that imposes on agencies a […]
This article was coauthored by James Valvo for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s 2023 Sunshine Week essay series on how government transparency and the Freedom of Information Act have transformed society. The Freedom of Information Act is the first modern law to guarantee a right of public access to government records upon request. The importance of […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) announced support for a series of important bills under Congressional markup that would remove barriers standing in the way of an abundant, reliable supply of American energy. The pieces of legislation under markup today in the House Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources Committees would make vital reforms to unleash our country’s vast energy […]
ARLINGTON, VA—In response to President Biden’s 2024 budget speech, Americans for Prosperity’s Vice President of Government Affairs Akash Chougule made the following statement: “President Biden unleashed the worst inflation in four decades with $4.8 trillion in new borrowing during his first two years in office. Now, he wants to increase taxes on Americans to pay for it. […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) introduced the Agenda to End Budget Brinkmanship, a policy framework for congressional lawmakers to end the budget battles and fix the broken process causing Washington’s budget dysfunction. AFP’s Agenda to End Budget Brinkmanship calls on the 118th Congress to examine how we got to the brink of the current debt […]
Dear Members of Congress Americans for Prosperity urges passage of joint resolutions H.J. Res. 27/S.J.Res. 7 disapproving of the final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, published by the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers (Agencies) in the Federal Register on December 30, 2022. The resolutions are a prime example of how […]
