Recent News
Whether in education, business, media or the courts, free speech is in the news. Here’s a round-up of some of the free speech stories and articles that caught my eye this week: The Department of Homeland Security must have heard from you! The agency just announced they’re stopping the ill-conceived Disinformation Governance Board. Check out […]
Dear Representative: On behalf of millions of Americans for Prosperity activists and supporters across the country, I urge you to vote NO on H.R. 7688, the so-called Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act. This vote will be recorded in our 2022 legislative scorecard. American families continue to struggle with the rising costs at the gas […]
ARLINGTON, VA — This week the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decided to “pause” its controversial Disinformation Governance Board, an entity announced only three weeks earlier and criticized by free speech advocates across the ideological spectrum. Americans for Prosperity Vice President of Legal & Judicial Policy — and First Amendment attorney — Casey Mattox […]
Updated July 20, 2022 Higher inflation (a whopping 8.3 percent increase since last April) continues to run rampant through the economy, wreaking havoc on family finances as Americans struggle with rising costs for everyday necessities and with wages lagging behind climbing prices. Unfortunately, rather than addressing the root causes of inflation, the Biden administration is […]
During a U.S. House hearing, the Department of Homeland Security announced the rollout of their new Disinformation Governance Board, which, among other tasks, will include countering disinformation about the U.S. southern border. As Americans for Prosperity senior analyst David Voorman notes, the mere concept of having an agency decide which forms of speech constitute misinformation […]
By AFP Senior Foreign Policy Analyst Tyler Koteskey The U.S. Senate voted last night on a military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine that tops over $40 billion. This emergency supplemental funding comes hot on the heels of $14 billion that the U.S. just authorized for Ukraine in March and exceeds more than six-fold the […]
Arlington, Va. – In a May 13 column for Newsmax, healthcare policy guru Sally Pipes urged lawmakers to embrace AFP’s personal option plan. Pipes noted that Republican policymakers, in particular, have an opportunity to lead on healthcare reform and offer a smarter alternative to the single payer proposals being offered by Sen. Bernie Sanders and […]
Arlington, Va. – In response to the Biden Administration cancelling planned oil and gas lease sales, Americans for Prosperity Foundation is issuing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to help Americans better understand why the White House would take this action and how it squares with President Biden’s claims that inflation is his “top priority.” […]
Congress’ watchdog just issued a stark warning about the dangers of the federal government spending far more than it collects in revenue. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released “The Nation’s Fiscal Health: Federal Action Critical to Pivot toward Fiscal Sustainability” on March 5. Growing deficits and debt will undermine our prosperity as Congress lets entitlement-driven […]
