Environmental Protection Agency regulation of major greenhouse gas emitters and undermine the seriousness of climate change. Citizens observing the tour were given fake citations for mowing their lawns or filling gas tanks, falsely alleging that the EPA would regulate individual consumers. Video below:. AFP California supported Proposition 23 , the ballot attack on state climate legislation that was heavily financed by Koch Industries and other oil companies.
AFP led attacks on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a climate pollution reduction program by pressuring state lawmakers to repeal from the program despite its economic successes. We cannot spend our way to prosperity, and such an expansion of the federal government will put a crushing burden on taxpayers in the long-term. He declared if any cap and trade legislation were passed it would create a massive tax burden on American citizens, kill the economy, and harmfully infringe on personal freedoms.
While the American Capital Formation Foundation does not in fact exist, the American Council for Capital Formation ACCF does , and it has consistently lobbied in Washington against green initiatives, especially the Kyoto protocol, claiming these actions would have severe effects on the national economy.
The group has also received funding from Koch foundations. As of May the listed contact address and phone number for Americans for Prosperity was as follows: [52]. She is currently as of a director on the AFP board. Website by SeriousOtters. International US UK. Facebook-f Twitter. Americans for Prosperity. Koch Charitable Foundation Claude R.
Lambe Charitable Foundation Charles G. Bernson, Jr. Executive vice president and member of the board of directors for Koch Industries, Inc.
Richard Fink — Director. Executive vice president and member of the board of directors of Koch Industries, Inc. Debra Humphreys — Director. Walter Williams — Director. Professor of Economics at George Mason University. March Americans for Prosperity sent memos to U. Video below: September AFP California supported Proposition 23 , the ballot attack on state climate legislation that was heavily financed by Koch Industries and other oil companies.
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Itai Vardi. Nick Sobczyk. Archived Aug 2, Brian Schwartz. AFP has recognized that to make lasting change in US politics, the Koch network would need to permanently weaken the organizations that support liberal candidates and causes — and above all, the labor movement. To succeed in electing conservative candidates and promoting right-leaning policy, then, AFP would need to hobble unions, especially those in the public-sector that were powerful state-level allies of Democrats.
With fewer members and revenue, the political clout of the labor unions has fallen sharply. In presidential elections, Democrats lose around three percentage points after the passage of anti-union legislation, and turnout dips by around two points.
In America, wealthy people have always thrown their weight around to influence elections and policy. But what is newer and more portentous in the early 21st century, especially at the state level, is the rise of organized big donor collectives through which hundreds of billionaires and millionaires invest in organization-building to remake the very terrain on which US elections and government activities play out.
Organized political mega-donors can get much more leverage through persistent organizations than from scattered, one-time contributions to particular politicians.
Wisconsin is very much a case in point, because this state has for years been in the organization-building sights of the massive Koch political network, at the core of which are regular gatherings of hundreds of conservative wealth holders who channel donations year after year to political organizations closely coordinated by Charles and David Koch and their top lieutenants. That company, which the brothers inherited from their father, has grown under their leadership to become one of the largest privately held conglomerates in the United States, with activities spread across dozens of industries, including chemical manufacturing, energy production, paper production, and ranching.
Although Charles and David have been committed libertarians for most of their lives, since the s they have steadily ramped up their political involvement and by now have constructed a vast network of organizations that pool hundreds of millions of dollars from their own pockets and other wealthy donors each year in support of conservative idea generation, leadership training, election campaigning and policy advocacy.
Yet for all the groups the Kochs have created and funded, there is just one group that sits at the center of their network: Americans for Prosperity. Expanding across US states since , AFP installs paid staff at the national, regional, and state levels, and gives them the money and resources needed to influence elections and deploy lobbyists and volunteers in major policy campaigns. The organization also has established up to eight local field offices spread across the state.
In constructing AFP , the Kochs have created a vehicle that is perfectly positioned to reshape American politics. Seidel also worked for the U. Garza is the child of Hispanic immigrants who became involved in politics in Washington state and ultimately worked in the George W. Despite having a Republican background, Garza has worked with left-leaning groups and individuals such as the American Civil Liberties Union and Mark Zuckerberg. The policy and lawsuit initially began during the tenure of now-Vice President Kamala Harris during her time as California Attorney General.
The AFP Foundation sued, claiming the policy violated its First Amendment right to freedom of association, citing the potential for the policy to intimidate possible donors who feared their information becoming public.
In January , the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, which leads to the potential for the court to reaffirm a longstanding precedent from a case in which the NAACP defeated an attempt from the State of Alabama to obtain its donor list, citing the potential for intimidation and violence against donors. Due to its status as a tax-exempt organization, AFP does not publicly disclose its donors.
Koch Charitable Foundation and the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation. The AFP Foundation also solicits funding from private individuals online. We recruit and unite concerned individuals in all 50 states to advance policies that will help people improve their lives. At Americans for Prosperity, all our efforts are built on: Empowering people to realize their unique potential.
Equal rights and respecting the dignity of every person. Everyone has the potential to contribute in society if they have the right mindset and material support. Openness to people, ideas, goods, and services.
We all benefit when we embrace differences and expand inclusion.
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