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ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce urged Congress today to close the Export-Import Bank following a Senate vote to revive the agency by confirming the Trump administration’s nominees. The organizations have long advocated for the closure of the Bank, which gives cash to the most well-connected companies, and will urge […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – Today a coalition of groups led by Americans for Prosperity (AFP), including The Club for Growth and Heritage Action, issued a letter to Congress urging Members to vote against reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank. The bank is a symbol of the rigged system of corporate welfare and cronyism that undermines competition, stifles […]

The president took stock of American progress in his State of the Union address last night. While the growing American economy was rightly celebrated, there was something notably missing: the nation’s massive debt and deficit. Here’s our take on the great successes, areas needing improvement and America’s next big policy test: Success: The economy is growing Lower taxes combined […]

Your Christmas present from Congress has just arrived – two omnibus spending bills with “something for everyone to like.” But really, they are a massive, expensive lump of coal. As Congress has seen fit to do so many times in the past, these spending bills were left until the last minute, forcing a scramble to […]

By Alison Acosta Winters   Once again, Congress has foisted a mammoth, unsightly Christmas Tree on Americans right before flocking home for the holidays.   Sadly, these two spending bills do not serve the broad interests of Americans. With $1.4 trillion in discretionary spending, they represent a 4.8% increase over last year’s record high discretionary […]

Arlington, Va. — Today, the House of Representatives passed a $1.4 trillion spending package to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year.   Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Fellow Alison Acosta Winters released the following statement:   “These two spending bills represent all that is wrong with Congress’s approach to the […]

AFP Launches Accountability Effort Targeting Rep. McBath’s Ex-Im Vote ATLANTA, GA – Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) today announced it is holding Rep. Lucy McBath accountable for reauthorizing the controversial Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank. This accountability campaign is part of a six-figure direct mail, digital, and newspaper advertising effort targeting 15 lawmakers in Washington. AFP has consistently opposed […]

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) today announced it is holding Rep. Kendra Horn accountable for extending the controversial Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank. This accountability campaign is part of a six-figure direct mail, digital, and newspaper advertisement effort targeting 15 lawmakers in Washington. AFP has consistently opposed the reauthorization of Ex-Im, citing the bank’s […]

Once again, Congress is far behind the eight ball when it comes to funding the government and is now headed for another end of year budget crisis. Why? It’s now more than two months after the end of the fiscal year and Congress hasn’t passed a single spending bill. Instead, lawmakers have relied on two stopgap bills […]