Statement
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July 7, 2025
AFPI Pennsylvania Applauds Senate Bill 9 Discharge Resolution
The Pennsylvania Chapter of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI-PA) applauds the discharge resolution introduced to bring Senate Bill 9 (SB9) Save Women’s Sports Act out of the House Education Committee to the full House floor for a vote. This critical legislation, which passed the Pennsylvania Senate with bipartisan support, is essential to protecting the integrity, fairness, and safety of women’s and girls’ sports in the Commonwealth.
Statement
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July 1, 2025
AFPI Applauds Historic University of Pennsylvania Resolution
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Stacey Schieffelin, Chair of America First Women’s Initiative and Jessica Steinmann, Executive General Counsel and co-chair of the AFPI’s Center for Litigation, celebrating the historic resolution reached between the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights & University of Pennsylvania (UPenn):
Op-Ed
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July 1, 2025
Skrmetti Is a Turning Point, but the Fight to Protect Girls and Women Is Far From Over
In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in United States v. Skrmetti, reactions were predictably extreme. The left condemned the ruling as a cruel attack on transgender youth. Some on the right celebrated it as the end of radical gender ideology.
News Release
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July 1, 2025
AFPI Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Cornell University for Systemic Discrimination
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has submitted a sweeping federal civil rights complaint and request for federal investigation against Cornell University, alleging systemic discrimination in hiring, scholarships, and faculty policies — all driven by illegal DEI mandates.
News Release
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July 1, 2025
New Jersey’s Wasteful Budget Is a Tax-and-Spend Nightmare
The New Jersey legislature passed a nearly $59 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 on June 30. The budget is 376 pages long and contains $2.1 billion more in state spending than last year’s budget including approximately $250 million in wasteful spending.