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AFPI Celebrates Tina Peters’ Pardon, Calls on Colorado to Grant State Pardon
The America First Policy Institute welcomes President Donald Trump’s pardon of Tina Peters, a former Colorado election official who was targeted by a weaponized justice system after she blew the whistle on what she thought was voter fraud. In 2024, she was sentenced to 9 years in state prison. Without a state pardon, she will remain in prison.
AFPI Launches Lawfare Advisory Council to Defend Farmers and Ranchers from Government Overreach
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today announced the launch of its Farmers First Lawfare Advisory Council, a new effort to combat the weaponization of federal and state regulations against America’s agricultural communities.
AFPI Statement on the End of the Government Shutdown
Washington, D.C.—Today, Greg Sindelar, Interim President and CEO of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), issued the following statement after Congress voted to reopen the federal government: “After the longest shutdown in our nation’s history, it’s encouraging to see radicals in Congress finally act to reopen the government. For 43 days, these bad actors in Congress held the government hostage to push taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal aliens while vital national security operations, food assistance, and air travel were disrupted.
Shutdown Disrupts Intelligence and Weapons Development
Washington, D.C.—Today, Secretary Robert Wilkie, Co-Chair of American Security and former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, released the following statement on the shutdown’s disruption of U.S. intelligence and defense innovation: “The government shutdown is blinding our ability to anticipate threats and develop the tools to counter them.
Shutdown Halts Military Exercises and Weakens Deterrence
Washington, D.C.—Today, Secretary Robert Wilkie, Co-Chair of American Security and former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, issued the following statement on the shutdown’s impact on U.S. military readiness: “The federal government shutdown is directly undermining America’s deterrence posture and weakening our ability to stand up to global adversaries.