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Congress: Make Expensing of Machinery and Equipment Permanent, ASAP

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Some of the most economically beneficial features of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) were enacted on a temporary basis to hold down the revenue cost during the 2018-2027 budget window. These provisions are due to expire over the course of the next few years, unless extended by…

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Op-ed: Radical Abortion Policies Do Not ‘Follow The Science,’ Or The American Conscience

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The left goes on and on about “Follow the Science” except when it comes to the abortion debate. Medical treatments and technology have drastically changed and improved since 1973. Women can now see a baby inside their womb, watch it move and breathe, take home a picture and share it…

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What Can Be Done to Help America’s Small Businesses

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Last week, Dr. Michael Faulkender, Visiting Fellow at the America First Policy Institute, testified before the Senate Committee on Small Business and discussed some of the challenges facing American small businesses. Dr. Faulkender’s full written testimony can be found here. An abbreviated version of it is below. (Link to full…

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AFPI Demands Iowa School District Stop Indoctrinating Students with Critical Race Theory

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) Constitutional Litigation Partnership (CLP), led by Chair and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, sent an official demand letter to the Baxter Community School District, located in Baxter, Iowa, approximately 35 miles northeast of Des Moines, to stop teaching its course…

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Op-Ed: Historic $5 gas exposes Biden’s energy delusion

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Last week marked a new devastating milestone for millions of Americans — gas prices have more than doubled since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. And if that wasn’t enough, last week, we reached yet another difficult milestone — the national average of gas is now $5 per…

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AFPI Statement on May’s Producer Price Index Release

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute issued the following statement from James Carter, Director of the Center for American Prosperity, after the release of the May 2022 Producer Price Index report: “More bad news for the American people: Inflation is showing no sign of slowing down. Today’s…

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Perils of ESG Investing

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“ESG is a scam. It has been weaponized by phony social justice warriors.” -Elon Musk, May 18, 2022 on Twitter Over the last decade, a growing craze in investing has been the ESG movement—investing in companies based on their Environmental, Social, and Governance practices. Such practices differ depending on whose…

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Who Are the Real Abortion Radicals? A Comparative Perspective

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KEY TAKEAWAYS In the 50 years since Roe v. Wade determined that the point of fetal viability was the compelling factor for the interest in potential life (then thought to range from 24 to 28 weeks gestational age), the medical community has made remarkable strides in recognizing the biological reality…

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AFPI Statement on Gasoline Prices Breaking $5.00 per Gallon

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from former Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, Chair of the Center for Energy Independence: “As America reaches—and passes—the sad milestone of gas costing more than $5 per gallon, I cannot help but think about families already…

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UN High Commissioner hands CCP propaganda victory, enables human rights abuses

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On May 28, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet returned from a 4-day tour of China, the first such visit in 17 years. Bachelet, a former President of Chile for the Socialist Party, handed a propaganda victory to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and missed…

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