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On April 27, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced plans to create a Disinformation Governance Board, which it said will focus on countering disinformation. The news generated immediate concern, which has only continued to grow. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) raised the alarm bells early. AFP Senior Policy Analyst David Voorman warned: “Citizens’ ability to […]
Last month, President Biden nominated Kalpana Kotagal to be the next commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ahead of a Senate committee hearing and potential Senate vote on her nomination, here is a brief look at the EEOC and some of the concerns lawmakers and the public should be aware, of including the use […]
Legislation would increase access to quality, affordable care by allowing physicians to own and operate hospitals
Concerned about the federal government’s newly announced Disinformation Governance Board? So are we. And we’re going to get to the bottom of it. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently introduced the new body. It purports to safeguard “the United States against threats to its security, including threats exacerbated by disinformation.” What does the board […]
Updated April 20, 2023 Facing new constraints and lifestyle demands in the 21st century that were exacerbated at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, American workers have increasingly supported flexibility to work remotely, set their own work hours, and pursue self-employment. This freedom has also made it possible for many Americans to continue providing for their […]
Gadzooks! It’s planting season! Fertilizer prices are too high! There’s an election coming up! Somebody do something! There’s no doubt about it — fertilizer prices are at or near their highest points in history. Eighty lawmakers, led by Reps. Cindy Axne (D-Iowa), Tracey Mann (R-Kansas), and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), have made the perfectly reasonable […]
Updated August 31, 2022 August 30: Indianapolis, Indiana This is Kent with Americans for Prosperity. The True Cost of Washington effort made a return trip to the Hoosier State to roll back gas prices to $2.38 in Indianapolis! U.S. Senator Todd Young and Congressman Greg Pence joined us. They spoke with customers about how the […]
A new poll has found what Americans blame for rising gas prices and record inflation that are driving the increasingly high cost of living this year. The culprit? Government spending. 73 percent of respondents said that the massive increase in government spending over the past two years has been a “major cause” of higher prices. […]
Arlington, VA — In the wake of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announcing the launch of a Disinformation Governance Board to “focus on countering misinformation and disinformation”, Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Analyst David Voorman issued the following comment: “Public officials determining what speech counts as disinformation and misinformation has been used since the […]
