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In case you missed it: Florida school board election update
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Below is a list of School Board election outcomes in the state of Florida in August 2022. Important note: If your district school board member is a part of a run-off election, be sure to research them before heading to the polls. It is important to understand the values each…
View EntryPuerto Rico & the Jones Act—The Urgency of Modernizing Energy Policy
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On Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, Hurricane Fiona arrived in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States—with a devastating impact on the lives of more than 3.2 million Puerto Ricans. As a Category 1 Hurricane, Fiona is the first hurricane in the Caribbean and Gulf hurricane season…
View EntrySTATEMENT: Chad Wolf on the Continuing Resolution to Fund the Government
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the America First Policy Institute released the following statement regarding the Continuing Resolution to fund the Government from Chad Wolf, Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer of the America First Policy Institute: “Congress this week will consider a continuing resolution to fund the government through December…
View EntryPlaybook for Securing the Border, Ending Human Trafficking, and Defeating the Cartels: Existing Laws the Executive Branch Should Use
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An overused trope by many politicians and the media is that our immigration system is “broken.” Those who make this assertion rarely identify with specificity what precisely is broken or offer solutions to fix the immigration system. Instead, “broken immigration system” is largely understood to be a catchphrase that necessitates…
View EntryAmerica First Policy Institute to Host “Hispanic Leadership Conference”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) will host the Hispanic Leadership Conference on October 4-5, 2022, in Miami, Florida. This two-day event, which will be co-hosted by Bienvenido and the Hispanic Impact Panel, will feature many of our country’s top conservative Hispanic leaders, including Goya Foods Chief…
View EntryTeacher Education Preparation: How National Accreditation Standards Influence Teaching
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Our Nation’s teachers have the unique privilege and responsibility to form the hearts and minds of future generations. How exactly do they obtain that privilege, and who gets to decide whether they are qualified for the task? The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the value of face-to-face instruction as well…
View EntryThe Strategic Petroleum Reserve—America’s Energy Security Back-Stop
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Historical use and misuse of the SPR Following the 1970s oil crises, Congress established the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to address “severe energy supply interruptions” through the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. The SPR is notable as a tool to mitigate short-term supply disruptions but falters in efficacy…
View EntryOp-Ed: GOP’s New Plan Proves America First Policies Are Making A Huge Comeback. Here’s How
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In 1994, it was called the Contract with America. Between 2016 and 2020, it was just known as America First. If you want to return to the policies that worked, there is a simple solution — the policies of the newly released “Commitment to America.” Simply put, it is the…
View EntrySTATEMENT: Brooke Rollins on Rep. Buchanan’s Bill to Make the TCJA Permanent
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Brooke Rollins, AFPI’s President and CEO, on Representative Vern Buchanan’s legislation to make the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 permanent: “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) accelerated economic growth and allowed Americans…
View EntryFACT SHEET: The Kigali Amendment—More Hot Air
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The Realities and Risks of ratification The U.S. Senate will soon vote on the ratification of the Kigali Amendment, a 2016 United Nations climate change treaty targeting the refrigerants essential to running air conditioning and refrigeration as well as building insulation and semiconductor manufacturing—hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). China is NOT a developing…
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