Americans for Prosperity: National feed

Letter of Support: Thune Bill Keeping E.U. Carbon Tax Off the Backs of U.S. Airlines

James Valvo — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:45:49 +0000

Dear Senator Thune,

On behalf of more than 1.9 million Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I write in strong support of S. 1956, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act. The bill prevents the European Union (EU) from imposing a carbon tax on flights in U.S. airspace.

Letter of Support: Sen. Paul and Rep. Pompeo Bills to Stop Budget Bloat

James Valvo — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:39:20 +0000

Dear Senator Paul and Representative Pompeo,

On behalf of more than 1.9 million Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I applaud your introduction of bills to help stop budget bloat in Washington by providing better incentives for federal agencies and grant recipients to return unused taxpayer dollars for deficit reduction.

Hands off My Health Care Rally

Tim Phillips — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:58:57 +0000

March 23rd, 2012, marks an important and unfortunate anniversary. It will have been exactly two years since President Obama forced his unpopular health care takeover onto the American people. Americans for Prosperity has educated the public about the dangers of government interference in the health care market for the past several years, and now the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments and make a ruling on that very issue.

Letter to Congress: The American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act

James Valvo — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:10:43 +0000

Dear Representatives,

On behalf of more than 1.9 million Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I would like to express some concerns about the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act.

Obama’s Union Point Man

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:45:23 +0000

On January 4, President Obama took the unprecedented step of declaring the Senate to be in recess — although the Senate considered itself to be in session — so that he could install several appointees in key positions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). While a lot of attention has been focused on the procedural defect of these appointments (correctly, as I’ve explained), there has been far too little attention paid to the most radical of these appointees: Richard Griffin.

Unlike Obama’s appointment of Richard Cordray, which was announced to a frighteningly enthusiastic crowd at an Ohio rally, the Griffin appointment was done quietly, in a written announcement. The appointment was a direct reward for the union bosses who made an enormous contribution to Obama’s 2008 campaign and will be critical to his reelection effort.

It was also a response to the administration’s failure to get card-check legislation passed.

Happy Birthday President Reagan

rmyslinski — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:21:38 +0000

Washington, DC – Today Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s premier advocate for economic freedom, released a very special “Happy Birthday” message to honor President Ronald Reagan on his 101st birthday.

Conservative Groups Applaud Passage of Pro-Growth Budgeting Act

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:33:33 +0000

This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed a bill to fill a long-time gap in the Congressional Budget Office's analysis of major legislative proposals: estimating the impact that new policies would have on the American economy in addition to estimating the impact on the federal budget. The bill passed by a vote of 242-179.

Three free-market organizations -- Americans for Prosperity, the American Family Business Institute, and Heritage Action for America -- released the statement below responding to the good news.

AFP’s Tim Phillips tells CNN: Obama "has not lived up to its own lofty rhetoric"

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:35:08 +0000

CNN has taken notice of AFP's ads exposing the Obama Administration's cronyism and disturbing backdoor dealings of the Solyndra gamble. Read more below...

Campaign analysis: GOP outside groups try to anchor Obama in D.C. 'swamp'

Washington (CNN) -- As Republican candidates attack one another on the campaign trail, Republican outside spending groups are taking aim at President Barack Obama over failed energy company Solyndra.

Indiana Embraces Worker Freedom

Adam Nicholson — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:27:43 +0000

Today, Indiana’s state Senate stood up for Hoosier workers by passing legislation to make Indiana the 23rd Right to Work state. The bill has already passed the Indiana House and now heads to Governor Mitch Daniels, who will sign it later today.

Obama by the Numbers

Adam Nicholson — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:13:47 +0000

On Monday night President Obama held an online “Hangout,” where he again repeated the same two statistics being held out as proof of his Administration’s success. Although the president keeps repeating favorable statistics, the full picture is quite different.

White House Memos Highlight Basic Flaw in Central Planning

Sam Dorman — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:12:48 +0000

Recently, the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza released White House memos showing President Obama’s advisers contemplated multiple options for the original so-called stimulus package. The President’s advisers, including economists Larry Summers and Christina Romer, argued that multiple areas of the economy needed federal stimulus.
Despite the advisers’ agreement that the President should engage in some type of big government intervention, the economists and the President differed greatly in their approach to dealing with the economic crisis. The memos reveal that the centralized planning inherent in big government stimulus is not quite the rational process that the Left would like us to believe, but rather a messy amalgam of competing political interests from individual planners.

Conservative Coalition Comes Together to Stop NAT GAS

James Valvo — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:46:22 +0000

Today AFP joined a group of 16 conservative coalition partners in renewing their strong opposition to the NAT GAS Act and urging Members of Congress to reject the legislation in 2012.

H.R. 1380, introduced by Representative John Sullivan (R-OK), and S. 1863, introduced by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), would create new and expand existing special tax treatments for the production, conversion, and sale of of natural gas-powered vehicles -- all at a time when Congress should be simplifying the tax code instead of adding more special handouts for favored interests.

Oklahoma Leads on Income-Tax Repeal

Phil Kerpen — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:17:43 +0000

The state has proposed a radically pro-growth agenda.
By Phil Kerpen & Stuart Jolly

When Ron Paul talks about repealing the income tax and replacing it with nothing, most people think it can’t be done. But at least on the state level, it can. In fact, there are nine states, including Paul’s home state of Texas, that don’t levy income taxes. Those states have far outperformed high-income-tax states on every measure of economic success. Now Oklahoma is poised to fully repeal its income tax and join the ranks of non-income-tax states. While Oklahoma is already a relatively business-friendly, low-tax state, income-tax repeal would launch it into the top tier of the most economically competitive states and the best places to live and work.

Read the rest at National Review Online.

Another Obama-Backed Energy Company Goes Bankrupt

Phil Kerpen — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:51:28 +0000

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2012/January/Parent-of-Obama-Backed-Battery-Maker-Bankrupt/

Gov. Perdue's Decision to Retire Reflects Bad Policies, Has Implications Beyond the Governor’s Office

Adam Nicholson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:20:32 +0000

North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue announced yesterday that she will not seek re-election this fall. Given that North Carolina is a swing state and host to the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Perdue’s retirement has policy implications beyond her personal future.

The announcement came just one week after her ill-timed proposal to raise $800 million in taxes and after a year of having her vetoes overrode by the state legislature. Residents in North Carolina have signaled that they favor economic freedom, low taxes, and limited government over heavy regulation and out-of-control spending.

Americans for Prosperity Hosts Watch Parties, Responds to State of the Union Address

JenniferRidgley — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:09:34 +0000

Americans for Prosperity Hosts Watch Parties, Responds to State of the Union Address

Arlington, VA - Last night hundreds of activists gathered at a dozen different State of the Union Watch Parties around the country. Remarks from Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and special guests such as Virginia Governor McDonnell were broadcast live online, and drew a stark contrast between the principles of economic freedom and the big-government policies President Obama would go on to defend.

A message from AFP President Tim Phillips

JenniferRidgley — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:37:25 +0000

Today hundreds of citizens attended AFP State of the Union watch parties all across America, gathering together to contrast the policies of economic freedom with the President's philosophy of big-government spending, cronyism, and the other issues President Obama tends to "conveniently forget" when he's giving speeches. We joined together to send the message that while our President may forget, we still remember that his policies have led to high unemployment and skyrocketing national debt. Some of our watch parties featured a live broadcast with special guests including our kickoff in Tampa, Florida, as well as a very special appearance by Virginia Governor McDonnell in Richmond!

Obama Forgets: State of the Union Pictures

rmyslinski — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:26:05 +0000

Pictures from our Obama Forgets State of the Union Watch Parties happening across the country:

President Obama Forgets – Policy Reminder #7

rmyslinski — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:14:35 +0000

President Obama Forgets that the Constitution Doesn’t Give Him Unlimited Power. But AFP activists want to remind the President that he can’t side-step checks and balances at every turn and impose his own polices at will.

Obama frequently attacked President George W. Bush for executive power grabs while on the campaign trail in 2008, but now that he holds the reins Obama has regularly ignored the Constitution to relentlessly pursue his big-government agenda.

AFP Leads Conservative Coalition in Support of CBO Budget "Scoring" Reform

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:59:31 +0000

Today AFP led a coalition of eight free-market organizations in sending to Capitol Hill a letter supporting the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H.R. 3582, introduced last month by Representative Tom Price (R-GA). AFP also endorses the Senate version of the bill, S. 1996, introduced by Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH).

“The Pro-Growth Budgeting Act is an important step in the long-overdue task of reforming the Congressional Budget Office,” AFP’s Vice President for Policy Phil Kerpen said. “For years their ‘static’ scoring model has rigged the game against tax cuts and pro-growth tax reform, while overstating the revenue raised from every proposed tax hike. The American people deserve a more complete and accurate analysis, and Congress has a responsibility to use credible scoring models when they make fiscal policy.”