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It was just three years ago that Congress acted boldly to adopt the First Step Act. This monumental legislation passed both the House (358-36) and Senate (87-12) with overwhelming majorities. This “first step” has already helped thousands of families and individuals and moved our federal prisons toward establishing a constructive culture that will help people […]
“If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that we would be foolish to give the government more control of our health care,” writes Dean Clancy, senior health policy fellow at Americans for Prosperity
In a stealth move that would get a nod of approval from the Grinch, President Joe Biden’s Department of Labor swiped away important union transparency and accountability measures on December 30 as many American workers celebrated time off between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The final rule rescinds a Trump era rule that required heightened […]
The lack of access to COVID-19 rapid tests is hindering our nation’s ability to handle the virus as it surges across the nation.
The First Step Act (FSA) became federal law on December 21, 2018. It was the most significant reform to the federal criminal justice system enacted in a decade. The FSA aimed to ensure proportional punishment, enhance family support, and provide additional opportunities for individuals to restore their lives. The FSA was a bipartisan triumph: After […]
Americans don’t want a lot for Christmas. There’s just a few basics we’d all like to have: good jobs, affordable prices, fully stocked shelves, and gifts arriving in time for Christmas. But Americans aren’t confident they’ll get what they want this year. According to a new CNN poll: 75 percent are “worried about the state […]
Arlington, VA – In response to Senator Manchin’s comments over the weekend confirming that he will not support the Biden administration’s Build Back Better reconciliation package, AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following response: “From day one, Build Back Better was a go-it-alone, partisan collection of extreme elements of a far-left agenda in […]
In October, President Joe Biden called on the Port of Los Angeles to operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week. He also said the “rest of the private sector chain” now needs to step up, as well, to help goods move faster. “Our goal is not only to get through this immediate bottleneck,” he said, “but […]
In a pair of new op-eds, Dan Pearson, trade policy fellow at Americans for Prosperity, renewed steel tariffs and a U.S. trade deal with the European Union are both bad deals for the vast majority of Americans. Pearson stepped into the heart of steel country to respond to a commentary by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine […]
