Americans for Tax Reform

07/17/2026

The cost of government isn't always obvious.

Taxes are easy to see. The costs of federal regulations are often hidden in higher prices for housing, banking, transportation, and everyday goods.

In this short clip, Kent Lassman, President & CEO of the Competitive Enterprise Institute explains why the average American household bears thousands of dollars in regulatory costs each year and why those costs deserve more attention.

07/15/2026

You paid your taxes. Washington still is not done taking from you.

Federal regulations quietly raise the cost of housing, banking, transportation, and everyday goods. Kent Lassman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute joins Grover Norquist to explain how those hidden costs reach more than $2 trillion a year and hit the average household with thousands in added expenses.

They also break down why regulations are so difficult to repeal, how entrenched interests benefit from complex rules, and what meaningful reform would require.

Watch the full episode of the Leave Us Alone podcast here:

Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist sits down with K...

06/04/2026

Florida took action on lawsuit abuse.

Now insurance rates are beginning to come down.

On the latest episode of Leave Us Alone, Lauren Zelt of Protecting American Consumers Together explains how reform is helping consumers and why other states are paying attention.

06/03/2026

PRIMARY RESULTS

Congratulations to these Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers on their primary victories.

These candidates have made a clear commitment to oppose tax hikes and protect taxpayers. As they advance to the general election, voters can know exactly where they stand on taxes.

Swipe through to meet the winners.

06/02/2026

The average American family pays roughly $4,200 a year because of lawsuit abuse.

What happens when states push back?

Florida is beginning to provide some answers.

Watch Lauren Zelt, Ryan Patrick, and Grover Norquist discuss the impact of reform.

06/02/2026

🚨 PRIMARY DAY 🚨

Today, voters will head to the polls in key races across the country.

The candidates featured here have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to fight tax hikes and protect taxpayers.

The Pledge gives voters a clear way to know where candidates stand on taxes before Election Day.

Swipe to see today's Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers on the ballot. ➡️

06/02/2026

The average American family pays roughly $4,200 per year because of lawsuit abuse.

That cost doesn't show up on a tax bill. It shows up in higher car insurance premiums, higher home insurance premiums, and higher prices throughout the economy.

Lauren Zelt of Protecting American Consumers Together joined Grover Norquist on the Leave Us Alone Podcast to discuss why some states are fighting back and what it means for consumers.

Watch the full Leave Us Alone Podcast below.

06/01/2026

A new national car tax is moving through Congress.

The proposal would force state DMVs to collect a new federal tax on vehicles, spend $104 billion to administer and enforce it, and automatically increase the tax over time.

Even worse, states that refuse to comply could lose federal highway funding.

Americans already pay enough to buy, own, and operate a vehicle. Congress should not make cars even more expensive.

Tell your representative: NO NATIONAL CAR TAX.

Click the link below to take action!

05/29/2026

Hospital prices have surged 281% over the past 25 years, far outpacing inflation and wage growth, yet patients are not seeing better care in return. Why? Government policies have distorted the healthcare market by rewarding consolidation, shielding hospitals from competition, and encouraging dependence on taxpayer dollars rather than patient satisfaction.

Programs like 340B, provider tax financing schemes, and the Affordable Care Act’s ban on physician-owned hospitals have helped large hospital systems grow more powerful while driving up costs for everyone else. Meanwhile, independent practices and physician-owned hospitals; which often deliver higher quality care at lower costs, are pushed out of the market.

Lawmakers should pursue site-neutral payment reform, rein in harmful financing gimmicks, roll back Certificate-of-Need laws, and restore competition in healthcare. Patients deserve a system that rewards quality and affordability, not political favoritism and consolidation.

Hospital prices have been increasing steadily while the overall quality of care for the American taxpayer has not. Meanwhile, Americans have been fed the

05/28/2026

High-tax blue states are increasingly pushing to expand their taxing authority beyond their own borders, threatening taxpayers, remote workers, and businesses across the country.

Weakening longstanding protections against interstate taxation could expose Americans to overlapping tax claims, double taxation, and aggressive revenue grabs from states looking to export their tax burden elsewhere.

States should compete by lowering taxes and improving their business climate, not by reaching across state lines to tax nonresidents.