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Fact Sheet
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June 17, 2026
Ten Actions Congress Could Take to Lower Energy Prices | Fact Sheet
Energy powers modern life, and affordable, reliable energy powers prosperity. Prices stabilize—and often decline—when Congress sets reasonable safety and environmental standards, then steps back to let free markets, innovation, and competition deliver supply, reliability, and controlled costs.
Issue Brief
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June 17, 2026
Ten Actions Congress Could Take to Lower Energy Prices
Energy powers life, and energy that is affordable and reliable powers prosperity. But affordable and reliable energy requires a few basics to become a reality: sufficient supplies and controlled costs. Energy prices tend to stabilize—and even decline—when Washington establishes reasonable safety and environmental guidelines, then steps back to let free markets operate, and individuals and businesses innovate and produce.
Litigation
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June 16, 2026
Letter to the Arizona State Land Department
On behalf of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), thank you for the recent statement from the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) regarding the Ørsted project that would transform active grazing allotments on State Trust Land into a utility-scale solar installation. It is imperative that projects such as this are evaluated objectively, particularly in the wake of reporting on potential conflicts of interest on the part of elected officials.
News Release
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June 10, 2026
AFPI Releases Brief on Permitting Reform for Energy Dominance
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today released an issue brief, “Building Energy Dominance: A Near-Term Permitting Agenda.” The brief details how slow, costly government permitting holds back American building, and lays out four practical fixes—making routine projects easier to approve, holding agencies to firm deadlines, reining in lawsuits that drag projects out for years, and letting states handle more of the review—to help the country build energy and infrastructure faster without giving up real environmental protections.
Issue Brief
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June 9, 2026
Building Energy Dominance: A Near-Term Permitting Agenda
America is failing to build and maintain the infrastructure required for national defense, industrial revival, and the artificial intelligence revolution. The stakes are high because these priorities depend on the affordable, reliable energy that powers every industry, from advanced warfighting aircraft and cutting-edge chips for AI compute to mineral extraction and processing at home. Chief among the barriers is a federal permitting system that limits the growth of the national infrastructure needed to strengthen America’s economy, security, and technological leadership.
Experts on Energy
Ted Ellis
Campaign Director, Power America and Deputy Director, Energy and Environment
Jason Hayes
Director, Energy and Environment
Oliver McPherson-Smith,Ph.D
Vice Chair, Energy & Environment
Ambassador Carla Sands
Chair, Foreign Policy Initiative & Senior Fellow for Energy Policy
David Vasquez
Senior Policy Analyst, American Prosperity and Energy & Environment
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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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