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News Release | 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.

Op-Ed | July 1, 2025

Small Business Administration is Right to Leave Sanctuary Cities

In a decisive step to prioritize safety and compliance with federal law, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced on June 7 the relocation of its Los Angeles regional office due to the city’s refusal to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Coupled with the House passage of H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act, on June 5, 2025, this decision marks a commendable effort to protect American small businesses and restore the rule of law amid escalating nationwide illegal immigrant riots.

Op-Ed | June 18, 2025

If You Want to Empower Women, Let Them Keep Their Tips

As a mom, mentor, and entrepreneur who has spent decades championing women, I’ve learned this: When women rise, so do their communities, and that rise doesn’t come from handouts; it comes from hustle, heart, and hard-earned dollars.

Statement | June 6, 2025

Recissions: End Waste, Fraud, and Abuse of Taxpayer Money

America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Greg Sindelar, Interim President and CEO, regarding the proposed $9.4 billion recissions package requiring congressional action:

Statement | May 20, 2025

Statement Concerning the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

President Trump, Speaker Johnson, and America First members of congress have been working relentlessly on the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act for years. If enacted, this bill would include the largest mandatory savings of any bill in the history of congress.

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