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Arlington, Va. –The Biden Administration announced on Wednesday that it would transfer hundreds of billions of dollars from taxpayers to those with student loans, which amounts to another harmful, politically motivated policy that will push already-skyrocketing higher education costs even higher. While student debt forgiveness may sound good on paper, the reality is that forgiving […]
Kids across the country are returning to school. And a recent Supreme Court decision may affect the future of their education. Carson v. Makin was arguably this Supreme Court term’s biggest free speech and civil liberties decision, protecting the rights of millions of children and their families to make decisions about their education without discrimination […]
Pollsters Glen Bolger and Jarrett Lewis from Public Opinion Strategies discuss polling they’ve conducted for Americans for Prosperity showing strong support for a Personal Option in health care. On August 18, the Ruthless Podcast invited pollsters Glen Bolger and Jarrett Lewis from Public Opinion Strategies to discuss what Americans want Congress to do about health […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new rule will give more Americans access to hearing aids and pave the way for more innovation in the hearing aid market. Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity issued a statement on a new rule published by the FDA that will help millions of Americans gain access to […]
Commonplace in the market for medical services, certificate-of-need laws prohibit medical providers from practicing or expanding unless they can demonstrate not only “need” for their proposed services but also survive a bureaucratic gauntlet that can take years, cost thousands of dollars, and allow competitors — existing and potential — to challenge the application. The result […]
A Labor Department plan would make it harder for farmers to hire immigrants Read AFP’s Sam Peak’s the article here or experts below. With grocery prices soaring by more than 13% in the year ending last month, families across America are having trouble putting food on the table. But the Labor Department threatens to make […]
The average U.S. price for a gallon of gas was $2.38 in January 2021 when President Joe Biden took office. The cost of gas in 2022 generally has been about double that amount. Iowa residents are suffering because of the Biden administration policies that have contributed to the inflation and the sky-rocketing cost of gas […]
America is one of the best places in the world to live. We have experienced economic prosperity, declining crime, and ever-improving standards of living for decades. For the last few years though, we have all been experiencing a different reality: a global pandemic, massive unemployment caused by business closures, rapid inflation, and increasing violent crime. […]
Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I write urging you to strongly and unequivocally oppose the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.” This vote will be recorded in AFP’s 2022 legislative scorecard. This tax-and-spend wish list is reckless, partisan, and will do absolutely nothing to help with inflation. […]
