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AFP Foundation Launches Major New Project to End Rampant Abuse of Emergency Powers
Arlington, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) launched a major new project focused on reforming government abuse of emergency powers. Too often, emergency powers provide a false justification for bypassing Congress to implement policies that would never otherwise pass into law. AFPF’s Emergency Powers Reform Project will leverage the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to bring much needed transparency to…
Read More4 outstanding questions the federal government needs to answer about its Disinformation Governance Board
“Key questions about the Disinformation Governance Board remain unanswered.” – AFP Foundation on May 9, 2022 More than a year after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced and subsequently disbanded its Disinformation Governance Board, there remain numerous questions about the justification for the Board, the lack of guardrails for DHS components working on…
Read MoreAFPF Obtains Over 400 Pages of Secretary Mayorkas Using Personal Email for Government Business
ARLINGTON, VA – Americans for Prosperity Foundation has obtained over 400 pages of emails showing DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas using his personal email account and cell phone for official business. The records were acquired as part of AFPF’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and lawsuit. DHS policy on the use of non-DHS email accounts directs that…
Read MoreAmericans for Prosperity Foundation Sues Biden Administration for CHIPS Act Documents
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology for failing to produce records regarding the Biden Administration’s decision to administratively add onerous and counterproductive requirements to the CHIPS Act, including restrictions and mandates specifically rejected by Congress. The Wall Street Journal reported…
Read MoreAFP Foundation Launches Investigation into Biden Administration’s Handling of Silicon Valley Bank Failure
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) sent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau seeking records regarding the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, including: Why the…
Read MoreAmericans for Prosperity Foundation Launches Investigation of the Biden Administration’s Abuse of the CHIPS Act
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) sent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology seeking records regarding their decision to administratively add onerous and counterproductive requirements to the CHIPS Act, including restrictions and mandates specifically rejected by Congress. Commerce Secretary Gina…
Read MoreWall Street Journal highlights Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s new report on how Certificate of Need laws deny access to affordable health care
Certificate of Need laws deny access to affordable health care
Read MoreNew report shows how government rules deny Americans access to hospital care and other health care services
Outdated “Certificate of Need” laws keep billions in health care investment from reaching vulnerable communities Arlington, Va. — Before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, many areas that were hit hardest by the virus were poised to expand their health care networks. A new report published today by Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) reveals how obsolete…
Read MoreAmericans for Prosperity Foundation Pressures Biden Administration for Answers on Abuse of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Arlington, VA- Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of State for failing to produce records regarding the Biden Administration’s abuse of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, its alleged request that OPEC+ hold production cuts until after the midterm election, and the President’s…
Read MoreAmericans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas Requests Attorney General Investigate Open Records Act Violation by Department of Commerce
TOPEKA, Kan. – Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas (AFPF) filed a Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) complaint today against the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) after the agency failed to provide documents requested by AFPF over a year ago regarding a Commerce-run corporate welfare scheme called the Sales Tax and Revenue (“STAR”) Bond program. The 2021 KORA…
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