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AFPI Opposes Government Shutdown, Supports Clean Continuing Resolution
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Washington, D.C. — The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) opposes the government shutdown and supports a clean Continuing Resolution (CR) to reopen the federal government. AFPI agrees with President Donald Trump’s call for a responsible approach that ends the shutdown while rejecting the Democrats’ push for nearly $1.5 trillion in…
View EntryAFPI’s Governors’ Council Urges the Senate to Stop the Impending Government Shutdown
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Washington D.C.—Today, the America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI’s) Governors’ Council, led by the Honorable Bobby Jindal, sent a joint letter urging the Senate to pass a clean, short-term funding extension immediately. “Make no mistake: Americans do not want a $1.5 trillion partisan wish list that bankrolls benefits for illegal immigrants…
View EntryAFPI’s Mayors’ Council Urges Senate to Avoid a Shutdown
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Washington D.C.—Today, the America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI’s) Mayors’ Council, led by Mayor Scott Singer, issued a letter to the Senate, urging them to pass a clean, short-term funding extension immediately. When Washington fails to act, the local communities they lead suffer. “When Washington gridlocks, America suffers,” the Mayors’ Council…
View EntryAFPI Demands Seattle Public School District Upholds Parents’ Rights
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Washington D.C.— The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) on Sept. 15 sent a letter to Seattle Public Schools and the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction demanding that the district comply with federal law and allow parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ-inclusive instruction. The letter cites the…
View EntryAFPI Supports the End of EV Tax Credits
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Washington D.C.— The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Jason Hayes, policy director for Energy & Environment on the expiration of the electronic vehicle (EV) tax credit: “Americans can breathe a sigh of relief and loosen their grip on their wallets. Today marks the end of…
View EntryAddressing the Grade Inflation Collective Action Problem
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Originally published by the U.S. Department of Education From 1990-2020, four-year college grade point averages (GPAs) rose more than 16% at public and non-profit universities. “A” is now the most common grade awarded at American universities—sometimes by comical proportions. For example, in 2020-21, Harvard University awarded “A’s” 79% of the…
View EntrySCOTUS Must Protect Girls’ Sports in BPJ & Hecox Cases
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Washington D.C.— The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) announced today that it has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the Hecox v. Little and West Virginia v. BPJ cases, urging the Court to uphold Idaho and West Virginia laws that preserve women’s sports for biological females.…
View EntryAFPI Appoints Bob Unanue as Chair of the America Combats Trafficking (ACT) Initiative
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Washington, D.C. — Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) proudly announced the formation of the America Combats Trafficking Initiative, a bold national effort to convene leaders and develop America First policies in the fight to eradicate human trafficking. Bob Unanue has been appointed as chair of this important initiative.…
View EntryAFPI Responds to HHS and the FDA’s Mifepristone Investigation
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Washington, D.C.—Twenty-five years ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved mifepristone, a chemical abortion pill. Today, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the FDA announced a new investigation into the dangers of the drug. America First Policy Institute (AFPI) experts released the following joint statement,…
View EntryThe Bureaucracy Enabled Debanking. Now it Can Stop it
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Originally published by the Washington Examiner Banks are legally prohibited from discriminating in lending based on race and gender. But what stops them or their regulators from making politically biased decisions to drop an individual, family, or company in the name of reducing “reputational” risk? As it turns out, the…
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