FACT SHEET: Banning TikTok on Government Devices in Ohio

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Governor Mike DeWine has already signed an executive order banning TikTok to “ensure and maintain the cybersecurity of the Ohio state government, its employees and contractors.” But a law is needed to make this ban permanent! WHY IS TIKTOK A THREAT? TikTok is a Chinese Communist Party (CCP)–controlled data-harvesting weapon…

STATEMENT: AFPI Supports Price Transparency Policies that Put Patients and Doctors Back in Charge of Healthcare

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Washington, D.C. - As the House Energy and Commerce Committee considers healthcare price transparency policies this morning, the America First Policy Institute issued the following statement from Governor Bobby Jindal, Chair of the Center for a Healthy America at AFPI: “Rarely do you see agreement from 8 in 10 Americans…

STATEMENT: Carla Sands on the House’s Rebuke of the Biden Administration’s Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Carla Sands, Vice Chair of the Center for Energy & Environment at AFPI, regarding the House of Representatives passage of S.J. Res. 11. This resolution provides congressional disapproval of the Environmental Protection Agency’s onerous heavy-duty…

AFPI submits public comment detailing serious flaws in the Education Department’s proposed Title IX athletics regulation.

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Op-Ed: Governor Hobbs Thumbs Nose at Election Integrity and American Manufacturing

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This article originally appeared in Arizona Daily Independent on May 17, 2023 The integrity of our electoral process is vital to maintaining the foundations of democracy. Reliable and secure voting machines play a crucial role in the faith, trust, and confidence of our elections. Knowing and understanding this, the Arizona…

Testimony of Robert Lighthizer Before the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

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The United States Needs to Strategically Decouple from China Download the FULL REPORT to view extensive footnotes The United States cannot continue to underwrite the geopolitical rise of the People’s Republic of China. China’s entire economic system centers around increasing Chinese power on the world stage. For too long, the…

STATEMENT: AFPI Commends Senator Rubio for his Report Examining COVID-19’s Origins  

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Washington, D.C. - Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statements regarding Senator Rubio’s report on COVID-19’s origins. The report, “A Complex and Grave Situation,” provides a detailed chronology of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) grave mismanagement of the dangerous virus that killed millions. “‘A Complex and…

Op-Ed: Want To Solve The Debt Crisis? Here’s Where To Start

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This article originally appeared in Daily Caller on May 16, 2023 House Republicans fired a strong opening salvo in the debt ceiling debate with the passage of the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which partners a necessary debt limit increase with a critical push for fiscal responsibility and economic growth. The…

FACT SHEET: All Ballots In By Election Day

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The deadline for election officials to receive ballots varies widely by state. Requiring that ballots be delivered to election officials by Election Day will increase trust and transparency in elections administration. For people legitimately unable to vote in person, options such as entrusting a family member or using the U.S.…

Op-Ed: Debt ceiling fight: Republican Medicaid plan shows how to make work requirements work right

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This article originally appeared in Fox News on May 15, 2023 The House GOP’s Limit, Save, Grow Act to raise the debt ceiling contains within it a vitally important reform — work requirements for able-bodied adults to qualify for Medicaid. While the Congressional Budget Office estimates the Medicaid work requirements…