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New reporting confirms failures of Commerce Department cronyism programs

While Kansans were busy buying and unwrapping gifts over the holidays, auditors revealed distressing problems with two major corporate welfare programs run by the Department of Commerce that could leave taxpayers holding the bag. Bad news about these types of programs isn’t surprising based on a long-track record of failure aside from giving politicians opportunities…

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Why Does Biden Insist on Worsening the Border Crisis?

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States gather on the banks of the Rio Bravo as the Texas National Guard blocks the crossing at the border between the United States and Mexico, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, December 5, 2023. (Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters) AFPF Foundation’s Policy Fellow Jordan Fischetti writes in National Review about the continuing…

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ICYMI: House Leaders Utilize AFP Foundation Findings To Highlight DHS Abuse of Power

ARLINGTON, VA — This week, House leaders highlighted federal records obtained by Americans for Prosperity Foundation to shed light on how the Biden Administration is keeping citizens in the dark on government censorship. In a Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability hearing, Rep. Mike Ezell (R-MS) questioned Department of Homeland Security…

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The Supreme Court can stop unelected bureaucrats and private corporations from imposing taxes

Americans for Prosperity Foundation recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Consumers’ Research v. Federal Communications Commission, urging the Court to grant Consumers Research’s cert petition and enforce the Constitution’s system of checks and balances. At issue is the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund, a social welfare program that subsidizes certain consumers’ telecommunications services at…

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Corner Post gives Supreme Court a chance to keep the courthouse doors open to new businesses harmed by stale, lawless regulations

by Michael Pepson Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Corner Post, Inc. v. The Federal Reserve, urging the Court to allow Corner Post’s challenge to a 2011 debit-fees regulation that Corner Post believes to be beyond the Board’s power.  The question presented may seem dry: when does…

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ICYMI: Senator Marshall Questions DHS Secretary Mayorkas on AFP Foundation’s Disclosure He Used Personal Emails for Official Business

ARLINGTON, VA—In a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing today, Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) questioned DHS Secretary Mayorkas on AFP Foundation’s recent disclosure he used personal emails for official business. Click HERE to watch the video. Sen. Marshall Questions Sec. Mayorkas on Use of Personal Emails for Official Business In May, Americans for…

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AFP Foundation Files Suit for ANWR Lease Sale Cancellation Documents

ANCHORAGE, AK — Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint after the Biden administration failed to provide documents on its unprecedented and unlawful cancellation of oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The lease sales were lawfully awarded and required by federal law in…

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AFP Foundation Policy Experts Bring the Border to North Carolina

Nearly 150 people came to Greensboro, North Carolina to hear from AFP Foundation experts on the border crisis, immigration reform, and real solutions in event that was covered by multiple local news outlets. Local ABC Affiliate WXLV45 showcased the event and discussed the Foundation’s use of VR headsets to give people from anywhere in the…

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Why Building A Wall Is So Important For Border Security

AFP Foundation’s Policy Fellow Jordan Fischetti’s piece on the value of a border wall and where it can be of the best use was recently highlighted by The Daily Caller. You can read the entire article here. Who else was surprised to wake up last Thursday and learn that the Biden administration was resuming construction on…

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