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Statement
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September 2, 2026
Small Businesses Need Reliable, Affordable Energy
Today, the America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) Ted Ellis, deputy director for Energy and Environment Policy, testified before the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains, on the need to power American businesses.
Public Comment
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August 28, 2026
Comments Supporting Replacement of ALARA and Further Review of Radiation Dose Limits and the Linear No-Threshold Model
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) respectfully submits these comments on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC or Commission) proposed rule, “Reforming and Modernizing the NRC’s Radiation Protection Framework.” AFPI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute dedicated to advancing policies that promote American prosperity, security, and energy abundance. Because a reliable, rapidly expanding nuclear sector is central to meeting projected load growth and keeping energy affordable, AFPI has a strong interest in a radiation-protection framework that protects workers and the public while removing open-ended obligations that raise costs and slow deployment without measurable safety benefit. AFPI has previously called for reconsideration of the “as low as is reasonably achievable” (ALARA) principle as part of broader reforms to facilitate nuclear deployment.
Research Report
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August 21, 2026
Powering America’s Future with Affordable, Reliable Electricity
Affordable, reliable energy is the foundation of American prosperity. Families need electricity they can afford; businesses need dependable power to expand, hire, and compete; and communities need reliable energy infrastructure that supports investment and growth. Nationally, the United States needs abundant domestic energy to remain the world’s leading economy, military power, and technological innovator.
Fact Sheet
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August 21, 2026
OHIO’S 1ST DISTRICT: THE COMEBACK AT A GLANCE
The district: the city of Cincinnati, dozens of other Hamilton County communities, and all of Warren County — on current boundaries; a new map adopted October 31, 2025 takes effect with the 2026 elections, so figures on today's boundaries will shift. Median household income was $82,099 in 2024, about 14% above Ohio's $72,212; the median owner-occupied home was worth $336,300, below the $360,600 national median.
Fact Sheet
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August 10, 2026
Iowa: The Great American Comeback
On January 1, 2025, Iowa’s income tax became a single flat 3.8% rate—down from graduated rates topping out at 5.7% in 2024 (Iowa Capital Dispatch, 2025a), reform that lifted Iowa to #17 overall and #11 on the individual income tax component of the Tax Foundation’s 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index (Tax Foundation, 2026a). Now the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC), enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and signed July 4, 2025, stack federal relief on top of that state advantage—in a state where unemployment runs a full point below the Nation’s.
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We Need More Refineries— Governor Phil Bryant on America First Energy
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Congressman Pete Stauber on Critical Minerals, American Mining, and the Path to Energy Security
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America First Policy Institute Global Energy Summit
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National Academy of Sciences’ Fast-Track Climate Review is a Political End-Run
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America First Unfiltered | March 20, 2025
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Debate Prep: What to Watch For
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Energizing Pennsylvania Fueling America’s Future
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An America First Approach To U.S. National Security
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America First Woman’s Agenda | Atlanta, GA
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H.R.1 Energy Roundtable Discussion
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WATCH: AFPI Senior Fellow Mike Faulkender Joins Kudlow on Fox Business
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