Center Vision
American ingenuity and entrepreneurialism have transformed American energy in the past decade. Our country has moved from a position of chronic energy dependency to true energy independence. The American energy sector has achieved a generational strategic goal: making the oil-producing tyrannies and autocracies, from Russia to Saudi Arabia, Venezuela to Iran and beyond, effectively irrelevant. Our American energy sector has achieved something else as well: in providing abundant and affordable energy to American homes and communities, it has opened up new vistas of American dreams and opportunities. That’s freedom. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) will advance policies to support energy freedom.
POLICY PRIORITIES
- U.S. energy independence
- A secure and resilient U.S. energy sector
- A predictable and efficient permitting process
- A level playing field for all sources of energy to compete
- Increased energy exports and international energy dominance
- Realistic, fact-based, and economically viable solutions for complex environmental problems
- Energy policies that help America’s most vulnerable and end energy poverty—ensuring that every American has access to affordable, reliable energy
STATEMENT: BROOKE ROLLINS, AFPI’S PRESIDENT & CEO, ON THE BUDGET RESOLUTION
Statement: Brooke Rollins, AFPI’s President & CEO, on the Flawed Infrastructure Bill
AFPI & TPPF: BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MOVES TO THWART CRITICAL PERMITTING REFORM—SIDESTEPPING FEDERAL TRANSPARENCY AND CRIPPLING THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE
Governor Rick Perry joined ‘Kudlow’ on Fox Business
Biden Administration’s Answer to Energy Costs: Even Higher Prices
Andrew Wheeler
Op-Ed: America deserves better than what Congressional Democrats are offering
Brooke Rollins in The Washington Times
Op-Ed: Biden’s Race to Undo Trump Environmental Reforms Violates Public Trust
Rick Perry and Jason Isaac in Real Clear Energy
Blog: National Environmental Protection Act Reform Comments
Beatrice Brooke was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and serves as a Policy Analyst in the Center for American Prosperity and the Center for Energy Independence for AFPI. Brooke recently finished her service at the United States Department of Commerce, where she served as a Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary on policy matters including international trade, economic development, weather operations, and commercial space enterprises. In this role, she supported the Deputy Secretary, who served as the Department’s Chief Operating Officer of a budget of more than $15.2 billion, 12 operating units, and over 47,000 employees. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she majored in Political Science and International Studies and also studied Spanish and Italian. Brooke grew up in Washington, D.C., and she enjoys reading about history, traveling, and studying languages—and has recently begun learning Korean.
“The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.”
Thomas Jefferson
Rick Perry was born in Haskell, Texas, and raised in Paint Creek, Texas. The son of dryland cotton farmers, he currently serves as the Chair of the Center for Energy Independence at AFPI. Perry previously served as the 14th Secretary of Energy under President Donald Trump, where he advanced America’s dominance in energy production to help American businesses, workers, families, and farmers. Previously, Perry served as the 47th Governor of Texas. As Governor of the Lone Star State, Perry championed conservative principles that helped Texas become America’s economic engine. Perry also served Texas as Lt. Governor, Agriculture Commissioner, and State Representative. Perry is a veteran of the United States Air Force, having flown C-130 tactical airlift aircraft in Europe and the Middle East and remains passionate about supporting the active duty and veteran community. Perry earned distinction early in his life as an Eagle Scout and he was one of the first in his family to go to college, earning a degree in Animal Science from Texas A&M University, where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets and a Yell Leader. Perry married his childhood sweetheart, Anita, in 1982. They have two children, two beautiful granddaughters, and a grandson, who was born on the 4th of July.