AFP Government Affairs

1️⃣ Stop shop for @AFPHQ Gov Affairs.
🤝Bridging Grassroots ✖ D.C. — we’re the gateway to the Hill.
🦅 Catch us working to pass policies that empower people.

[AFP Government Affairs @AFPGovAffairs]

AFP is urging Congress to oppose the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408 / S. 844) and the discharge petition to force it to the floor.

This bill undermines worker choice and replaces negotiation with government-imposed contracts.

That’s not reform...it’s overreach. ⬇️
https://t.co/YHjCaDZZoM

[AFP Government Affairs @AFPGovAffairs]

Thank you @BobLatta for introducing the HCBS Anti-Fraud Reporting Act.

By improving transparency around waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid home- and community-based services, this bill advances accountability without new spending, taxes, or mandates.
@AFPhq and @LIBREinitiative are proud to support.
https://t.co/VzezBGMioK

[americanpotential @AMPotentialPod]

In this episode of American Potential, host @davidfrom is joined by @KR_Bledsoe and @LaStewartSays to bring listeners inside Washington, D.C., with exclusive conversations from members of Congress.

Recorded during the Republican Study Committee’s media row, the episode covers key issues shaping the nation—from the Working Family Tax Cut Act and its impact on everyday Americans to the growing push for permitting reform aimed at lowering costs and boosting economic growth.

Beyond policy, the conversation highlights the critical role of grassroots activism, with members of Congress emphasizing how everyday Americans drive real change. Listeners will also hear personal stories from lawmakers about their own “one small step” into public service—and even which Founding Fathers they’d most like to meet.

This episode offers a unique, behind-the-scenes look at policymaking in action—and a reminder that meaningful change starts with getting involved.

[AFP Government Affairs @AFPGovAffairs]

🚨 SINGLE DIGITS 🚨

9 days until the FISA deadline.
The Fourth Amendment is NOT for sale. Congress must act. 🇺🇸 #FixFISA

[Derrick Van Orden @derrickvanorden]

@AFPhq I would love to. Seriously. This needs to get done.

[Americans for Prosperity @AFPhq]

Government shutdowns don't produce results. They produce chaos.

87% of Americans support keeping Congress in DC until the budget is done. The Prevent Government Shutdowns Act makes that happen.

[AFP Government Affairs @AFPGovAffairs]

Prevailing wage expansions mean higher costs, fewer competitors, and less value for taxpayers.

Kudos to @AFPPennsylvania for standing up for workers, taxpayers, and a more competitive construction market by opposing SB 908.

[Emily Brey @EmilyBrey]

Why are GOP members of the Senate Labor & Industry committee voting to make public projects more expensive today?

Say NO. Vote NO. Reject expanding prevailing wage law.

Take action at 📲 https://t.co/HLZV1GNLTB.

[AFP Government Affairs @AFPGovAffairs]

🔟 days left.

The countdown is on. Congress has limited time remaining to defend Americans’ freedoms and rein in warrantless surveillance. #FixFISA

[The LIBRE Initiative @LIBREinitiative]

What can Pennsylvania tell us about the Hispanic vote in Texas? @HTosteGOP explains what you should be watching.

[AFP New Hampshire @AFP_NH]

We are mourning the loss of Michael Yakubovich, a tireless advocate for liberty and a valued member of our community.

Michael was one of our best activists, a tireless champion in the legislature, and a great friend. Even after his cancer diagnosis, he never stopped fighting. He continued showing up, making calls, and testifying at the Statehouse. Thanks to his work, Right to Try legislation was passed in New Hampshire, which will hopefully go on to save many lives.

We are grateful for everything he gave to this movement, the people of New Hampshire, and the countless lives he touched. Our thoughts are with his family and his many friends.

[Americans for Prosperity @AFPhq]

Take the pledge ⬇️ https://t.co/olXKYAtZkB

[AFP Government Affairs @AFPGovAffairs]

Will you take the challenge? 🇺🇸

This July 4th, take a few minutes to read the words that started it all.

[Americans for Prosperity @AFPhq]

Only 42% of Americans have read the full Declaration of Independence.

It takes less than 10 minutes. This July 4th, we're asking every American to read the words that started it all.

[Rep. Burgess Owens @RepBurgessOwens]

Fraudsters are siphoning federal student aid using fake identities. That needs to stop.

My 'No Aid for Ghost Students Act' will be before @RulesReps this week for consideration, and if it's passed there, it will head to the whole House for a vote.

This is your money. We're fighting to protect it. 🇺🇸

[AFP Government Affairs @AFPGovAffairs]

👀 The American people are paying attention.

11 days until the FISA deadline. Congress should protect privacy, defend civil liberties, and reform FISA NOW. 🇺🇸

[AFP Government Affairs @AFPGovAffairs]

⏰ Two weeks until the FISA deadline.

Now is the time for lawmakers to stand up for the Fourth Amendment and reject warrantless searches of Americans’ communications. 🇺🇸

[Lauren Stewart 🇺🇸💪🏼💥 @LaStewartSays]

.@VP’s task force on Waste Fraud & Abuse is leading on the stuff that impacts real lives, not just talking points.

It’s just getting started & what they’ve uncovered so far is astonishing.

IMO, it should be front page news.

Here’s why:

[Eric Bott @EricJBott]

🚢💡It's time to turn the lights out on the Jones Act.

The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 — better known as the Jones Act — mandates that goods shipped between U.S. ports must travel on vessels that are U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-flagged.

Sold as a national security measure, it has instead become a textbook case of protectionism producing the opposite of its intended effects.

✴️Higher Costs for Consumers and Businesses

✅Shipping a container from the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico costs roughly twice what it costs to ship the same container to a nearby foreign island — a direct Jones Act tax on American consumers.

✅Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico — all heavily dependent on maritime imports — face systematically elevated prices for food, fuel, construction materials, and consumer goods.

✅American manufacturers pay inflated freight costs that make U.S. exports less competitive globally, undermining the very industries the law claims to protect.

✅During natural disasters the Act delays emergency relief shipments, forcing costly waivers just to get aid to Americans in crisis.

✴️A Shipbuilding Industry in Irreversible Decline

✅Shielded from foreign competition, U.S. shipyards have had little incentive to innovate, invest, or become cost-efficient — a Jones Act-built ship costs 4–5x more than a comparable foreign-built vessel.

✅The U.S. commercial shipbuilding industry has collapsed from over 70 active shipyards in the mid-20th century to a handful today, despite — or because of — protectionist insulation.

✅Monopoly protection breeds stagnation, not strength. The Act has produced atrophied, high-cost weakness.

✴️A Weakened Navy and Merchant Fleet

✅The U.S. merchant fleet — the very asset Jones Act proponents claim to be preserving — has shrunk dramatically; fewer than 100 Jones Act vessels operate today.

✅A truly competitive, dynamic maritime industry would produce more vessels, more trained mariners, and more surge capacity for national emergencies — the opposite of what the Act delivers.

✅Allied navies and commercial partners increasingly outpace U.S. maritime capability, precisely because their industries face competitive pressure that drives improvement.

✴️The Bottom Line

The Jones Act is corporate welfare masquerading as patriotism.

It enriches a small cluster of protected shipowners while taxing every American who lives on an island, ships goods domestically, or pays at the pump.

💪🇺🇸🚢Repeal would lower prices, revitalize shipbuilding through genuine competition, and produce a merchant fleet worth defending.

@AFPhq @kentstrang @HeartlandPostWI @abundanceinst @ckoopman @senatorshoshana @AFPGovAffairs @scottlincicome @BasedMikeLee @GroverNorquist @jackprandelli

[Katelyn Bledsoe @KR_Bledsoe]

Want to win in the midterms? Focus on the issue voters care about most: lowering the cost of living and delivering real solutions. cc @AFPhq

Thanks for having me on @RuthlessPodcast! @JohnAshbrook and @MichaelDuncan 🇺🇸

[Americans for Prosperity @AFPhq]

Rising energy and utility costs are fueling calls for permitting reform to lower prices. @KR_Bledsoe explains why it matters on the @RuthlessPodcast

[AFP Government Affairs @AFPGovAffairs]

⏳ 15 days until the FISA deadline.

Congress is running out of time to protect Americans’ privacy rights in the digital age.
The Fourth Amendment should apply online too. 🔒 #TheFourthAmendmentIsNotForSale