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ST. PAUL, MN – Following the release of the state budget forecast that found a vast improvement to Minnesota’s budget deficit with the state now projecting a $1.6 billion surplus instead of the $1.2 billion budget shortfall for the upcoming biennium, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) State Director Jason Flohrs released the following statement: “Even as […]

Americans for Prosperity State Director Greg Moore | New Hampshire Union Leader Op-Ed While Americans are working to beat coronavirus and rebuild a dynamic economy, lawmakers in Washington should have one priority: supporting our efforts to recover stronger. There are numerous reforms that can be enacted to get government out of the way, and they […]

Grassroots group calls for timely, temporary, targeted relief Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) launched a significant six-figure campaign to mobilize its grassroots activists against President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID package, which is packed with unnecessary spending for long-standing partisan priorities and will do nothing to end the pandemic or help the economy recover […]

CONCORD, NH – Following Governor Chris Sununu’s State of the State Address, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) commended Gov. Sununu for supporting continued employer tax relief that helped usher in an economic boom in 2018 and 2019 and supporting phasing out the Interest & Dividends tax. Both policies were key issues in AFP-NH’s legislative agenda […]

Grassroots group urges lawmakers to focus on policies related to stopping COVID, reject partisan priorities Arlington, Va. – Following the Congressional Budget Office’s report upgrading its economic outlook for the United States, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) urged legislators to reject any COVID response package that isn’t timely and targeted to those hit hardest by the […]

ST. PAUL, MN – Following Governor Tim Walz unveiling his budget proposal, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) urged legislators to reject the high tax and spend status quo and prioritize fiscal responsibility in the wake of a billion-dollar budget shortfall for the next biennium. AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs released the following statement: “Increasing taxes and […]

Americans for Prosperity Tennessee State Director Tori Venable | Tennessean Elected officials in Metro Nashville are desperate to avoid doing their jobs, and taxpayers are paying the price. It’s time policymakers at the local and state levels act to head off a future fiscal crisis. When the city encountered a completely predictable revenue slowdown as […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) urged the Senate to reject any additional wasteful COVID spending that will do little to address the virus. AFP also urged lawmakers to reject attempts to tie COVID spending with any government funding deal and forcing lawmakers to vote for wasteful COVID spending in order to keep the […]

Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips | Op-Ed for The Hill President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden will meet today for their last debate before the election, and it’s a good bet they’ll bicker about who’s to “blame” for the lack of another massive coronavirus package from Congress. But that argument completely misses the point. […]