Rep. Ryan Mackenzie joined a day of action hosted by Americans for Prosperity (AFP) on Saturday. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
"It's been very difficult for people to make ends meet. That was a big issue in the campaign, and now we have that opportunity to deliver, as members of Congress, with significant tax reform and tax relief," Mackenzie added.
Conservative holdouts stalled a procedural vote for reconciliation on Friday, prompting House leaders to return to the Hill late Sunday night to continue negotiations. Meanwhile, Trump is urging House Republicans to pass his "big, beautiful bill" following his high-profile diplomatic trip to the Middle East last week.
Mackenzie takes a selfie with an AFP activist as they knock on doors in the Lehigh Valley. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
AFP shared with Fox News Digital that they reached over 90,000 voters on Saturday.
"Americans for Prosperity Pennsylvania has been on the ground knocking doors, making calls, hosting events, and organizing demonstrations to educate and show the urgency for Congress to make provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent," Emily Greene, Americans for Prosperity Pennsylvania State Director, told Fox News Digital.
AFP passed out pamphlets to Mackenzie's constituents on Saturday about Trump's 2017 tax cuts. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
And it's no coincidence that AFP focused its attention on competitive congressional districts in Arizona, Iowa, Michigan and Pennsylvania this weekend, as contentious races are expected in 2026. While Saturday's day of action was designed to spotlight how Republican representatives are working in Washington, D.C., to boost the economy for everyday Americans back home, it also launched an early messaging campaign.
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As Democrats try to win back control in the House of Representatives in 2026, AFP is getting ahead of Democrats' likely attacks on vulnerable Republicans' support for Trump's "big, beautiful bill" — by telling Republican voters that their representatives are delivering for them.
Deirdre Heavey is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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