Right of First Refusal Laws Hurt Consumers

Author: James Morrone
Oct 9, 2025
One-Pager

Right of First Refusal (ROFR) laws might sound harmless, but they actually block competition and drive up energy costs. Across both Democrat and Republican administrations, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have consistently highlighted the policy’s harm to consumers and shows why it’s time to scrap ROFR for good.

Government Shutdowns, the IRS, and the Automated State

Author: Patrick Fleenor
Oct 6, 2025
Commentary

During the current shutdown, the IRS intends to keep all its employees on the job – at least until tomorrow.2 After that, it is uncertain what will occur.

Listen: James Morrone on the ‘The Boomer Effect’

Author: James Morrone
Oct 3, 2025
Podcast

James Morrone discusses how anti-energy policies and overregulation from the Biden administration has driven up cost and choked domestic energy production.

Modernizing Federal Budgeting Starts with Preventing Shutdowns

Author: Kurt Couchman
Sep 29, 2025
Commentary

Ending shutdowns is a step toward effective Congress-led budgeting.

Supreme Court Grants Cert in Trump v. Slaughter Teeing Up Whether Humphrey’s Executor Should Be Overruled

Author: Michael Pepson
Sep 24, 2025
Blog Post

The Court should restore presidential control over the unelected bureaucracy by overruling Humphrey’s Executor and making clear that the Constitution establishes three branches of government, not four.

Limited Government

AFP Provides DOJ with Roadmap to Helping States Remove Regulatory Barriers Adversely Impacting National Economy

Author: Graham Owens
Sep 22, 2025
Blog Post

Overall, AFP supports DOJ’s efforts to reduce regulatory burdens and encourages collaboration with states and Congress to promote economic freedom and legal fairness.

worker checks energy

AFP Foundation Files Comment Supporting Trump EPA’s Efforts To Repeal the Endangerment Finding and Unleash American Energy Dominance

Author: Michael Pepson
Sep 22, 2025
Blog Post

AFP Foundation believes that proper environmental stewardship, including appropriate measures to ensure the American people have clean air, can coexist with a prosperous economy and American energy dominance

AFP Advancing Worker Empowerment Including Supporting the Employee Rights Act in Congress with Coalition

Author: Austen Bannan
Sep 22, 2025
Blog Post

The Employee Rights Act (ERA) is the top opportunity in Congress to unlock prosperity for American workers in the 21st century.

The Hill: The pandemic is over — let Biden’s health insurance handouts expire

Author: Dean Clancy
Sep 18, 2025
Opinion Piece

Temporary means temporary. The pandemic is over. It’s time to let the Biden tax credits expire — and make health care affordable again for everyone.

Restoring the Constitution’s Separation of Powers: Chevron’s Demise and the Promise of Loper Bright

Author: Ryan Mulvey
Sep 17, 2025
Commentary

On this Constitution Day, we should remember that the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright reaffirms our founding principles. By ending Chevron deference, the Court has helped to restore the separation of powers, strengthen judicial independence, and offer Congress a chance to reclaim its Article I authority.

Authors

Issue Topics

Publication Type

© 2025 AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. | PRIVACY POLICY