Statement
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September 2, 2026
Small Businesses Need Reliable, Affordable Energy
Today, the America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) Ted Ellis, deputy director for Energy and Environment Policy, testified before the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains, on the need to power American businesses.
News Release
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September 2, 2026
AFPI Releases Issue Brief on The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and Its Negative Implications
This week, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released a new issue brief, The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: No Checks, Just Imbalances, under AFPI’s Election Integrity Initiative.
Op-Ed
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September 2, 2026
California’s affordability crisis threatens America’s defense industrial base
America is investing billions to build the world’s most advanced ships, aircraft, missiles, autonomous systems and satellites. But those investments mean little if we do not have the welders, machinists, technicians, engineers and mechanics to build and maintain them.
Issue Brief
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September 2, 2026
Back the Blue: A Policy Roadmap for Better Staffed, Better Supported Law Enforcement
“Many of the best parts of America’s history would have been impossible without police. All the freedoms we enjoy — freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from fear — sit on a foundation of public safety” (Bratton, 2015). These words were spoken by William Bratton, the current Co-Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council and the former commissioner of six police departments, including Boston, Los Angeles, and New York. Commissioner Bratton couldn’t be more spot on: prosperity is impossible without public safety, and public safety is impossible without police.
Issue Brief
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September 2, 2026
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: No Checks, Just Imbalances
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is a multi-state agreement that would change how electoral votes are distributed in presidential elections (Ballotpedia, n.d.). The purpose is to effectively replace the Electoral College process defined in the U.S. Constitution with the national popular vote. Currently, electoral votes from any given state are determined by the popular vote of that state.
Bill Analysis
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September 1, 2026
Bill Analysis: the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
Since 2007, multiple states have passed legislation joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), which would mandate that those member states deliver their electoral votes to whichever candidate won the national popular vote rather than distributing electoral votes according to the Electoral College.
Statement
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August 28, 2026
AFPI Responds to Federal Court’s Ruling in Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) respectfully disagrees with the August 27 federal court decision setting aside the Department of War’s designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk. The ruling gives too little weight to the operational uncertainty created when a mission-critical AI vendor reserves control over lawful military uses of its technology.
Public Comment
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August 28, 2026
Comments Supporting Replacement of ALARA and Further Review of Radiation Dose Limits and the Linear No-Threshold Model
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) respectfully submits these comments on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC or Commission) proposed rule, “Reforming and Modernizing the NRC’s Radiation Protection Framework.” AFPI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute dedicated to advancing policies that promote American prosperity, security, and energy abundance. Because a reliable, rapidly expanding nuclear sector is central to meeting projected load growth and keeping energy affordable, AFPI has a strong interest in a radiation-protection framework that protects workers and the public while removing open-ended obligations that raise costs and slow deployment without measurable safety benefit. AFPI has previously called for reconsideration of the “as low as is reasonably achievable” (ALARA) principle as part of broader reforms to facilitate nuclear deployment.