A new television ad will run in four states and 13 media markets beginning Thursday, August 26, to educate citizens about the straining effects of wasteful government spending on small businesses. To view the ad, click here.

The ad states that small businesses create two-thirds of new jobs in America, “but at every turn, Washington is making it harder for small business to succeed.”

Update from AFP President Tim Phillips

Recently I told you about President Obama's shrill, negative attack on AFP and our 1.2 million grassroots activists - folks like yourself.

In case you missed it, you can hear an audio recording of the President's attack in AFP's new Internet ad below:

What's the biggest danger to our prosperity, our jobs and more broadly our economic freedoms today?

It's got to be government spending and the relentless growth of government bureaucracy and regulation at every level.

That's why Americans for Prosperity Foundation just launched a $4,100,000 television ad effort to educate Americans on the dangers of this massive government spending and I want you to see it. CLICK HERE TO VIEW.

At a time when Americans are closely monitoring important policies being discussed in Congress, Americans for Prosperity Foundation will host its 4th annual Defending the American Dream® Summit to arm citizens with the facts and help them become informed and engaged citizens. Pultizer Prize-winning journalist and political commentator George Will is confirmed to headline the event held on August 27-28 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON – Phil Kerpen, vice president for policy at Americans for Prosperity (AFP), released the following statement in response to the Notice of Inquiry announcement today by the Federal Communication Commission: