 Phillips told "The New York Times" that a broader goal of AFP's anti-ACA advertising spending was to present the ACA as a "social welfare boondoggle" which would foster opposition to spending on climate change.In March 2012, AFP, with support from the California-based Tea Party Express, organized a rally at the Capitol during the Supreme Court's oral arguments regarding the constitutionality of the ACA.AFP played a major role in the 2014 midterm elections, helping Republicans achieve a majority in the U.S. Senate.