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Grassroots group applauds years of thoughtful policy reforms that catapulted Florida to be recognized as the freest state in the country Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida, the state’s leading grassroots advocates for freedom are applauding Florida lawmakers from the past several legislative sessions for pushing for policy outcomes that have led the Sunshine State […]

Granite State falls to second freest state in new Cato Institute study MANCHESTER, N.H. – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today commented on the CATO Institute’s Freedom in the 50 States study. New Hampshire ranked as the second freest state in the country. In the last study conducted in 2016, New Hampshire was the number […]

Grassroots group issues call for FY 2019 freeze in discretionary spending Indianapolis, Ind. – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) today announced a digital, direct mail, and radio ad campaign holding Senator Joe Donnelly accountable for opposing President Trump’s spending cuts, also referred to as rescission, which would have saved taxpayers about $15 billion in unspent funds. […]

ST. PAUL, MN – Yesterday, the United States Senate was unable to secure support to bring President Trump’s spending cuts package to the Senate floor. This package would have been a modest first step toward reducing excessive government spending that has become all too commonplace in Washington. In a disappointing move, Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), […]

Senator Smith should follow House in seizing opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing rescission package grassroots group says ST. PAUL, MN – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity–Minnesota (AFP-MN) is now calling on Senator Smith to take up the […]

Indianapolis, Ind. – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) today applauded Congress for voting in support of President Trump’s rescission package, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act (H.R. 3), that cancels $15 billion in unspent funds from previous years. AFP-IN had urged Indiana’s congressional delegation to support the rescission package as part of the […]

Harrisburg, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today applauded Congress for voting in support of President Trump’s rescission package, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act (H.R. 3), that cancels $15 billion in unspent funds from previous years. AFP-PA had urged Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation to support the rescission package as part of the […]

Congress has opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package   ST. PAUL, MN – On the heels of launching the first phase of its “Stop Over Spending” campaign to call attention to the dramatic over-spending that takes place in Washington, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is calling Minnesota Representatives Erik Paulsen and […]

Ads and mail thank Reps. Tom Emmer and Jason Lewis for vote to stop massive spending spree ST. PAUL, Minn. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) announced today the start of a major campaign that will hold accountable Republicans and Democrats for their records on wasteful spending and thank champions who have protected taxpayers. Included in […]