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Federal Barriers Make Biologic Drugs Unaffordable

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Background Since the 1860s, scientists and physicians have developed most medicines by synthesizing relatively simple chemical ingredients. Examples of these simple drugs, known as small-molecule drugs, include aspirin, penicillin, Ibuprofen, and antihistamines. Today, 90 percent of all medicines approved in the United States are small-molecule drugs (Coherent Market Insights, 2022).…

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America First Applauds Governor Bill Lee for Introducing Major School Choice Bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) Center for Education Opportunity released the following statement from Laurie Todd-Smith, Ph.D., Director of the Centers for the American Child and Education Opportunity at AFPI, praising Tennessee Governor Bill Lee for introducing the Education Freedom Scholarship Act. This bill would…

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Michelle Obama’s Magical Turnout Machine

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This article originally appeared in Daily Caller on November 27, 2023. Michelle Obama can predict the future. Well, she can shape it anyway. Back in 2012, she stood before the assembled throng at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, and said words that are still shaping elections a…

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AFPI Comment on Proposed Office of Personnel Management Regulation That Would Prevent the Reinstatement of Schedule F

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James Sherk America First Policy Institute 1001 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 510 Washington, D.C. 20004 www.americafirstpolicy.com November 15, 2023 Tim Curry Deputy Associate Director Accountability and Workforce Relations U.S. Office of Personnel Management 1900 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20415-1000 Re: RIN 3206-AO56, Comment of the America First Policy Institute…

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Thanksgiving 2023 Reflections — Planting Gratitude and Harvesting a Bounty

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This article originally appeared in The Washington Informer on November 21, 2023. “Thank God for what we have left.” — Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.For many people, the Thanksgiving season is a time for expressing gratitude to God for our many blessings. I have been spending time this season reflecting…

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The Importance of U.S. Refining Capacity

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Oil refining is a crucial step in the energy supply chain that influences the eventual price consumers pay at the pump. The U.S. refines nearly one-fifth of global crude oil, accounting for 18.1 million barrels per day (bdp). However, during the last three years, the U.S. refining capacity has decreased…

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Unplugging China’s Gulags:  The Need for Oversight of the World Bank and its Solar Energy Projects

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For more than a decade, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has used the pretense of a counterterror campaign to wage a genocide against Chinese citizens who are members of Muslim-majority ethnic minority communities. This effort to eradicate the history, culture, and population of ethnic minorities in Western China has taken…

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The Biden Administration’s War on American Energy

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THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS WAGING A REGULATORY WAR ON CONVENTIONAL AMERICAN ENERGY. THIS HAS FUELED PERSISTENTLY HIGH CONSUMER ENERGY PRICES. RECENT CONSUMER ENERGY PRICES (INDEXED TO JANUARY 2017 = 100)1 THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS SOUGHT TO STYMIE EVERY SEGMENT OF THE CONVENTIONAL ENERGY INDUSTRY. Energy production has been hindered by:…

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Dismantling Campus DEI in Arkansas

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How lawmakers can end divisive, race-essentializing programs and protect students’ First Amendment rights WHAT IS CAMPUS DEI? DEI stands for Diversity Equity, and Inclusion. Unfortunately, many DEI programs spread a divisive ideology and advocate for race-exclusionary policies and programs. Campus DEI programs draw inspiration from Critical Race Theory (CRT), an…

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America First Policy Institute Launches State Chapters

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Initiative Brings Successful America First Policies for State Leaders WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) announced the creation of five America First Policy state chapters dedicated to developing and supporting America First policies at the state level. State chapters will be led by local America First…

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