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.
To check the excessive federal borrowing that drives up the cost of living and undermines prosperity, a balanced budget amendment (BBA) proposal is coming to the House floor next week. A next-generation BBA like this will also push Congress to fix the way it operates and improve fiscal democracy.
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider H.J.Res. 139, Rep. Andy Biggs’ proposal for a balanced budget amendment (BBA) to the United States Constitution. It will be the first time that Congress votes on a BBA that would balance over the medium term instead of every year.
Members of Congress and their advisors are creative. They can figure out better ways to prevent, deter, and prosecute misuse of taxpayer funds. How tragic, then, that members have limited legislative opportunities to spread their wings.
This anniversary, let us give people liberty to work and to work and to build the lives they dream of.
The Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act will help members of Congress become more effective legislators. Some will specialize in coalition building, some in policy development, and others in communications. All will have more ways to develop their strengths.
Faith Burns, Energy Policy Fellow at Americans for Prosperity, joins to discuss ongoing Iran conflict, jump in oil prices, and energy stability. Discussion of permitting reforms, affordability plans, and how to lower energy prices in the US.
Congressional committees should be preparing to release their legislative hopes for the year right now, at least in broad strokes. This is the first congressional step in the annual budget process after Congress gets the president’s budget request and the Congressional Budget Office’s baseline update.
Faith Burns joins Joe Patterson on ‘The Alan Nathan Show’ to discuss American energy abundance and the government red tape that stands in the way.
A secure border makes immigration better for everyone. AFP’s ‘Pillar 1: Secure Border and Ports’ provided a framework for securing the border that Congress has begun to adapt.
If the goal is more access and lower costs, the solution is straightforward: repeal CON laws and stop treating the provision of health care like a privilege that must be rationed.
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