Friday, February 26th 2010
by James Valvo

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-Grassroots Group Lauds New Efforts to Bring Accountability to Regulatory Process-

WASHINGTON—The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today commended U.S. Representatives Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) for introducing H.J. Res. 76, which expresses disapproval under the Congressional Review Act for EPA’s effort to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, something the Act was never designed to do.

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Wednesday, February 3rd 2010
by James Valvo

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-Bipartisan Efforts in Both Chambers Moving to Check Climate Bureaucracy-

WASHINGTON—The free market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today commended the series of bipartisan efforts in Congress to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Most recently, U.S. Representatives Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) introduced H.R. 4572, which will block the agency from regulating greenhouse gases based on their effect on climate change.

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Friday, January 22nd 2010
by Tim Phillips

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-Labor Secretary Hilda Solis proves administration is ignoring citizens in favor of special interests-

WASHINGTON—The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today reacted to a statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis that the Obama administration continues to support card check legislation. AFP President Tim Phillips released the following statement:

"Secretary Solis’s insistence today that Congress still needs to pass card check legislation is an embarrassment. The administration has clearly not gotten the message the American people have been sending over the past year. Americans are fed up with Washington’s inside baseball, especially favors for the special interests that put them in office.

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Wednesday, January 20th 2010
by Tim Phillips

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Last night, the people of Massachusetts spoke. In crystal clear fashion, they told President Obama and Congressional Democrats to end this health care takeover now. 

The meaning and magnitude of Scott Brown's historic victory is truly stunning. 

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Wednesday, January 13th 2010
by Tom Doheny

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During much of the debate over health care, the costs of the program have been brushed aside due to the urgency of getting the legislation passed. Through it all, politicians have looked to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office to lay out the true costs of these massive government programs. But when the final tab heads back to Congress, the price tag can be little more than wishful thinking on behalf of clever accounting techniques.

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