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AFPI Files Comments Opposing the Biden Administration’s Radical Fuel Economy Standards
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 16, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) submitted comments opposing the Biden Administration’s latest proposed corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. This proposal would weaponize the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) authority to push the Biden Administration’s radical environmental agenda while raising consumer costs.…
View EntryTESTIMONY: Securing Mississippi’s Land from Our Adversaries Is Not a Partisan Issue
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Written testimony of director Adam savit to the mississippi house Study Committee on Foreign Purchase of Farmland Mississippi’s agricultural land is a strategic asset that provides food security and independence to the U.S., and Mississippi farmers are an essential part of the Nation’s fabric. Mississippi has approximately 34,700 farms that…
View EntryHow America Should Respond to Israel’s 9/11
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The Hamas attack on October 7 was the most serious breach of Israel’s borders since the Yom Kippur War of 1973 and has been referred to by some Israeli officials as “Israel’s 9/11.” The sophisticated air, land, and sea attack by the terrorist group Hamas against Israel reportedly involved 1,500…
View EntryBLM Loses Sight of Its Mission and It Shows
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This article originally appeared in Newsmax on October 18, 2023. In 2020, a number of U.S. cities were plunged into chaos as rioters took to the streets, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Leading many of the marchers was an organization previously unknown to most Americans, Black…
View EntryAFPI Praises Senator Ted Cruz for Introducing Legislation to Protect Children’s Online Safety
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Dr. Laurie Todd-Smith, Director of AFPI’s Center for the American Child and Center for Education Opportunity, after Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Eyes on the Board Act, which would prevent children from accessing TikTok…
View EntryHere’s how this rule to protect pregnant workers will actually hurt women
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This article originally appeared in Fox News on October 18, 2023. Throughout my career, I have tirelessly supported women’s full inclusion in the workplace. In the numerous state- and federal-level positions I have held, including during my tenure as the director of the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor,…
View EntryThe America First Transition Project Introduction
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Since June 2022, the America First Transition Project team, has been working to ensure that the next America First administration has the necessary knowledge, skills, and personnel to govern effectively on day one, and to quickly advance the president’s agenda on behalf of the American people. We know from experience…
View EntryTESTIMONY: AFPI Supports Ohio House Bill (h.B.) 230
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WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE Our Nation is in the midst of a serious public health crisis as illicit fentanyl is now the leading cause of death of young Americans, ages 18-45. The source of this poisoning epidemic is the Biden Administration’s failed border strategy that has…
View EntryProtecting Qualified Immunity
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Introduction Amid the ongoing debate over police reform, few issues arouse the passions of both sides of the argument more than the fate of qualified immunity, which provides qualified—not absolute—immunity from civil liability to government officials performing discretionary duties within their official capacity (Kirby, 2000). These protections are essential in…
View EntryAfter 20 successful years, HSAs in need of modernization
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This article originally appeared in Fox News on October 17, 2023. Twenty years ago this December, President George W. Bush signed the bipartisan Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003. In addition to creating the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, the bill created the Health Savings Account…
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