Policy Corner
The Americans for Prosperity policy team is a bench of policy experts with decades of experience who deliver expert advice in a timely manner to those on the front lines of advancing public policy change. We achieve this by partnering with state and federal policymakers and coalition partners to translate big ideas into reality-based solutions to advance freedom and opportunity for all.
Kurt Couchman Joins ‘Wake Up Live with Christopher DeSimone’
Kurt joins the show to discuss the national debt and how reducing it could help the economy.
Kurt Couchman Joins ‘The Steve Gruber Show’
Kurt joins Steve to discuss proposals designed to reduce government shutdown standoffs and improve congressional accountability. Couchman explains why some reform advocates believe lawmakers should face consequences when budget deadlines are missed and explores broader efforts to improve fiscal responsibility in Washington.
27 GOP Health Care Affordability Wins Nobody’s Talking About
Health care affordability has now become voters’ number one domestic concern. And with good reason. Health care costs are going through the roof. AFP polling shows voters are demanding relief. But that’s only half the story. You wouldn’t know it from the news, but President Trump and congressional Republicans enacted 27 health care wins this past year – incremental reforms that will help make health care more affordable and accessible for millions of Americans. The Health Care Affordability Crisis American health care has reached a tipping point. Consider: Health insurance prices have tripled in […]
VA Inspector General Report Shows Why the ‘Take Care of America’s Veterans Act’ is Overdue
The recently introduced Take Care of America’s Veterans Act takes long-needed steps to protect veterans’ health care options. A Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) report released today shows why this legislation is critical.
Opening the Courthouse Doors: The Supreme Court Continues Trend of Removing Judicial Obstacles to Review of Federal Questions
This term the Supreme Court decided two cases that removed judicial barriers to federal court review in Olivier v. City of Brandon, and First Choice Women’s Resource Center v. Davenport, throwing open the courthouse doors to plaintiffs with constitutional injuries. These cases continue a multi-year trend of course-correcting on judicial doctrines that barred defendants in agency or state-court actions from having their federal challenges resolved by a federal court.
The Upward Mobility Act is a Step Forward on Welfare Reform
The Upward Mobility Act, sponsored in the House of Representatives by Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) and in the Senate by Sen. John Husted (R-OH), would help address the welfare benefits cliffs by allowing up to five states to create pilot Upward Mobility grants with the goals of increasing employment among beneficiaries and reducing benefit cliffs.
U.S. House Advances Fraud-Fighting Measures
The House is taking important steps toward cleaning up federal programs. Congress must continue to build on those efforts to make sure that the federal government is serving the public as well as possible.
The Jones Act Fails America
A century-old law that ships the world — but can’t ship America.
The Jones Act Does Not Put America First
The Jones Act raises costs, limits shipping options, and prevents American products from reaching American consumers.
NH Journal: These Patients Cannot Wait Another Year
New Hampshire has always prided itself on being first, on being bold, and on trusting its citizens to make decisions about their own lives. This is not a hard call. It is a chance to lead and a chance to honor the people who fought so hard to make this freedom possible.
