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STATEMENT: AFPI Praises Arizona’s Budget Defending America First Policies
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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 the Center for Education Opportunity at AFPI, applauding the Arizona legislature for passing a budget that delivers for the people of Arizona despite executive challenges: “Arizona’s proposed $17.8 billion budget…
View EntryOp-Ed: The Deep State Is All Too Real
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This article originally appeared in Wall Street Journal on May 9, 2023 There are two competing conceptions of American governance: the version students are taught in the classroom, and the one that exists in the real world. Grade-school civics teaches that Washington is designed to operate under a system of…
View EntryBiden Needs A Syria Policy, Not A Dangerous Replay Of Obama-Era Concessions
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Originally appeared in The Federalist The killing of an American contractor in eastern Syria by an Iranian drone — and the embarrassing tit-for-tat precision strikes by the U.S. followed by retaliatory strikes that injured several service members — has put Syria back into the national conversation, to the Biden administration’s…
View EntryIs the Government being Weaponized Against You?
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UNEQUALLY APPLYING THE LAW SUBVERTS JUSTICE FOR ALL Government agencies too often use their authority and power, appearing to unequally target groups and individuals based on their political and ideological views. Below is a list of recent abuses of executive authority, which point to an urgent need for reform and…
View EntrySTATEMENT: David Bernhardt on the United States Senate’s Permitting Reform Package
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from David Bernhardt, Chair of the Center for American Freedom at AFPI and former Secretary of the Interior, on the Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Assuring Regulatory Transparency (RESTART) Act, and the Spur Permitting…
View EntryFact Check: How H.R.2 Secures the Border and Fixes Our Broken Asylum System
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The new Republican House majority is offering a serious legislative solution to solve the humanitarian and security crisis at the southern border that was created by the Biden Administration’s failed policies. If enacted, H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, would help secure the border, discourage asylum fraud,…
View EntrySTATEMENT: AFPI Praises Oklahoma for Banning Irreversible Child Sex Surgery
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Washington, D.C. - Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Jack Brewer, AFPI’s Chair of the Center for Opportunity Now and Vice Chair of the Center for 1776, after Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 613. This landmark legislation protects children by banning irreversible…
View EntrySTATEMENT: Ken Blackwell on The Passage of Mississippi House Bill 1310
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Washington, D.C. – Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves recently signed into law House Bill 1310, which creates stronger audits, strengthens citizenship requirements, and establishes better voter roll maintenance, re-enforcing Mississippi as a leader in election integrity. Today, the America First Policy Institute released the following statement from Ken Blackwell, Chair of…
View EntryEXPERT INSIGHT: White House Claims that Federal Union Membership Grew Under Biden Appear Incorrect
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In 2021, the Biden Administration created a Task Force to increase union membership. The White House recently released a progress report claiming significant progress towards this goal. This report claimed that: The number of Federal Government employees in a union has increased by nearly 20%. Since the Office of Personnel…
View EntrySTATEMENT: Ken Blackwell on Governor Kemp Signing Senate Bill 222 into law
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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, after Governor Brian Kemp signed into law Senate Bill (S.B.) 222, which prohibits private money from being used in elections administration: “I applaud Governor…
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