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Arlington, VA – With the fiscal year ending on September 30th and another potential government shutdown looming, AFP senior fellow in fiscal policy Kurt Couchman is releasing a new report on failed budget targets of the past and promising options for our future. He shows how smart budget goals can help break the cycle of crisis-to-crisis governing that produces waste, shuts out too many members, and otherwise […]
While proposing billions in new government spending to tackle cancer, the president is taking conflicting actions that will make cutting cancer deaths more difficult
Imagine working for years, retiring, and then not being able to fully fill up your gas tank because of historic inflation. Americans have been forced to make difficult choices because wasteful government spending is driving consumer prices to historic levels. Over the past several months on its True Cost of Washington tour, Americans for Prosperity […]
When White House national climate advisor Gina McCarthy accidentally emailed a reporter that a key oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet was “cancelled,” officials at the Department of the Interior scrambled for an explanation amid surging gas prices and rampant inflation. They cited “lack of industry interest” to justify the cancellation, but […]
High prices for consumer goods have put a significant burden on Floridians. At 11.2%, the Tampa area has seen some of the highest inflation spikes in the United States. According to a Florida Atlantic University poll, eight out of 10 Floridians are concerned about higher housing prices and more than half (53%) said higher food […]
Ten years ago, a gunman tried to kill me and others because of our religious and political views. I worked for a religious liberty organization that rented space from another group, the Family Research Council. The shooter was miraculously stopped in the lobby by an unarmed guard, likely saving the lives of dozens – myself […]
The Save Local Business Act would preserve key American engines of economic and employment growth. Here’s how. Updated July 5, 2023 As a part of AFP’s broad agenda supporting a flexible workforce and contained within the AFP endorsed Employee Rights Act, the Save Local Business Act would help ensure continued paths to success for many […]
The escalating costs of higher education have pushed tens of millions of Americans to fall deep into debt before starting their careers. This troubling situation reflects decades of government policy errors that prioritized access over value but have undermined both. We need Congress to address the root causes. And that brings us to what happened […]
There’s a talking point taking off around town in Washington, D.C. that no one’s talking about solutions to inflation and high gas prices, and no one has a plan to lower costs. Responding to our ad holding lawmakers accountable for their support of the Inflation Reduction Act on Meet the Press, DCCC Chair Maloney tried […]
