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STATEMENT: Chad Wolf on Schools Not Shelters Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, former acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Executive Director of the America First Policy Institute Chad Wolf released the following statement on H.R. 3941 Schools Not Shelters Act: “While the Biden Administration wreaks havoc on attempts to secure our southern border, conservatives in…
View EntryAmerica First Policy Institute Expands Weaponization of Government Initiative
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New Website and New Staff to highlight problems and America First Solutions WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) announced the expansion of its Weaponization of Government Initiative. AFPI is adding the expertise and knowledge of Nicole Parker, former FBI Special Agent, who will serve as a…
View EntryISSUE BRIEF: Government Surveillance and the Collection of Private Data, The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and Congressional Reauthorization
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INTRODUCTION The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was enacted following congressional investigations into federal surveillance activities during the 1960s and 1970s, establishing procedures that protect the privacy rights of U.S. persons (Congressional Research Service (CRS), 2023). FISA, as initially passed, provides that law enforcement and intelligence officials must get a…
View EntryOp-Ed: Biden is cooking the books at the border
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This article originally appeared in Fox News on July 18, 2023 When Joe Biden was vice president, the Obama administration changed the way the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) counted deportations, making it appear that they were enforcing immigration law while trying to negotiate a mass amnesty bill. They padded…
View EntryRESEARCH REPORT: Help Wanted: An Economic Productivity Agenda to Boost Workers
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Introduction Labor productivity, which measures how much output in goods and services the economy produces per labor hour, has fallen by 1.8% during the first two years of the Biden Administration—the first time in modern history that a new administration has presided over such a decline (Bureau of Labor Statistics,…
View EntryFACT SHEET: Hydrogen Fuel: background, Applications, and Challenges
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What is hydrogen? Accounting for nearly 75% of all matter, hydrogen is the simplest, lightest, and most abundant element. When activated as a fuel, hydrogen has the benefit of producing only water as a byproduct and can be used in a variety of contexts. Although hydrogen is the technological frontier…
View EntryOp-Ed: Proposed EV mandate will cost thousands of jobs
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This article originally appeared in Detroit News on July 17, 2023 The Biden Administration plans to force Americans to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) within a decade. While the media has extensively covered this proposal, its consequences for workers have received relatively little attention. They should, however, as these regulations…
View EntrySTATEMENT: Ken Blackwell and Hogan Gidley as The House Administration Committee clears the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Ken Blackwell, Chair of the Center for Election Integrity at AFPI, and Hogan Gidley, Vice-Chair of the Center for Election Integrity at AFPI, as the House Administration Committee clears the American Confidence in Elections (ACE)…
View EntryPublic Health Solutions to Combat Fentanyl Poisoning in the United States
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Americans are united in their concerns about illicit fentanyl—more than nine out of 10 voters (92%) believe it is a serious problem in the U.S. today (RMG Research, Inc., 2023). The latest provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports more than 70,000 deaths from synthetic…
View EntryCombating Fentanyl - The America First Action Plan
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STREAMED LIVE Thursday, July 13, 2023 On Thursday, July 13, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) hosted Members of Congress and AFPI Policy Center Chairs, including Kellyanne Conway, Pam Bondi, Steve Yates, and Matt Whitaker, to discuss the fentanyl epidemic plaguing our country and our proposed America First solutions to…
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