Power America
Fuel Freedom. Power America.
MISSION
Affordable, reliable power is the predicate for modern American prosperity because energy is the industry that powers every other industry. It is also the first precondition for a strong national defense, as a strong defense-industrial base is built on a strong commercial-industrial base. Through the Power America Campaign, our policy experts will work at all levels of government for solutions that will stop the attack on reliable energy, bring dispatchable resources such as coal, natural gas, and fission energy onto the grid, and power the next wave of innovation in nuclear power, batteries, and refining.
Focus Areas / Policy Pillars
- Affordable Energy – We will work to ensure that families and businesses have the cost-effective energy they need to thrive. No excessive taxes, ideology-driven “fees,” or woke “social-cost” metrics.
- Reliable Energy – Extreme circumstances that threaten power supplies are also the times when power is most needed. We will work to ensure that Americans get the power they need, when they need it, by rewarding reliability and penalizing unreliability.
- Energy Innovation – Technologies like hydraulic fracturing and liquified natural gas changed the story of energy dependence to American energy dominance --- we believe that government should keep its finger off the scales and let American ingenuity drive the next series of game-changing advancements.
- Supercharge Production – America is a nation of builders, not bottlenecks. Remove barriers in permitting, leasing, and infrastructure so American producers can invest, hire, and deliver best-of-the-above energy.
- End the Green New Deal – We will do everything in our power to end mandates, subsidies, taxes, and schemes that pick winners and punish reliable power under the guise of “climate policy.”
Team
Ted Ellis
Campaign Director, Power America and Deputy Director, Energy and Environment
Jason Hayes
Director, Energy and Environment
David Vasquez
Senior Policy Analyst, American Prosperity and Energy & Environment
Oliver McPherson-Smith,Ph.D
Vice Chair, Energy & Environment
Ambassador Carla Sands
Chair, Foreign Policy Initiative & Senior Fellow for Energy Policy
Latest
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April 17, 2026
AFPI Celebrates Supreme Court Victory Affecting American Energy Producers & National Security
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) applauds the Supreme Court’s decision today in Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish, a case that addresses whether state and local governments can weaponize lawsuits against private companies to hold them liable for past activities which were indispensable to the execution of federal contracts.
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April 16, 2026
AFPI Responds to the Senate Passage of the Congressional Review Act Resolution
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April 16, 2026
AFPI Responds to the House Passage of the FENCES Act
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April 15, 2026
AFPI Celebrates Wins in the WFTC on Tax Day
On Tax Day 2026, American families and workers are experiencing the impact of President Trump’s the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (WFTC). Signed into law on July 4, 2025, this historic legislation is delivering wins for working families, small businesses, parents, seniors and farmers across the Nation. AFPI commends President Trump and America First leaders in Congress for putting more money back in the hands of hardworking Americans.
Op-Ed
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April 14, 2026
Local Gas Bans Are Illegal. Washington Is Right to Stop Them.
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