Dear Friend,
I hope you are enjoying your summer! I have exciting news to share with you. I am partnering with the same strong team that has registered conservative voters in Florida first with Governor Rick Scott and then with Governor DeSantis and swung the state from lean Democrat to safe Republican. We have created “Fix PA” and it is a 501c4. Next month I will share more information with you and a link that will allow you to contribute so that we can secure Pennsylvania and win in 2024.
AFPI continues to move forward. We are starting a chapter in every state. Florida’s chapter is up and running. AFPI has identified 19 states to be the first in their initial nationwide rollout. More details to come in the coming months.
I am also excited to announce that I am part of President Donald J. Trump’s Pennsylvania Federal Leadership Team and I am actively working to support President Trump’s re-election. In fact, if you would like to attend a Trump rally he will be in Erie, Pennsylvania at the Erie Insurance Arena on July 29th, here is the link to the Erie event, where I am honored to be one of the speakers. 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump to Hold a Rally in Erie, Pennsylvania (donaldjtrump.com) If you would like to attend a rally near you, please visit Events | Donald J. Trump (donaldjtrump.com).
For those of you who would like to attend a Trump fundraiser, information can be found here for the October 26th fundraising event at Mar A Lago in Palm Beach.
If you are considering volunteering and election integrity is important to you, please consider signing up to become a precinct committeeman at precinctstrategy.com. Be sure to confirm that your county and state have cleaned and updated their election rolls.
Below are two of my recent media hits.
Warmly,
Carla Sands
US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark (ret.)
Vice Chair, Center for Energy & Environment, America First Policy Institute
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Our Latest Efforts Against the Weaponization of Government
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This week, we announced the expansion of our Weaponization of Government Initiative. We are adding the expertise and knowledge of Nicole Parker, former FBI Special Agent, who will serve as a Senior Advisor for AFPI’s Center for Law and Justice. The Center is chaired by former Acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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Nicole Parker at our Speaker Series Event "Back the Blue Police Week: Honoring Our Heroes"
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“We are living in a time when the very foundations of our democracy are being tested. It seems the Left is using vast powers of the government to intimidate, investigate, and prosecute those with whom they disagree while protecting themselves and those aligned with their radical interests,” said Pam Bondi. “The addition of former FBI Special Agent Nicole Parker, combined with our new website, will further our mission to highlight the truth and present solutions that ensure a renewed culture of transparency and accountability.”
In addition, we have initiated an investigation into the National Archives Records Administration (NARA) pertaining to the indictment of former President Trump by filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. In accordance with this request, we will examine the role of the National Archives in procuring the indictment, in particular, concerning NARA’s adherence to or lack thereof to the Presidential Records Act. With that in mind, we have filed a FOIA request with the Archives requesting information related to past records of past presidents and senior cabinet officers. Read this FOIA request HERE.
We are also launching a new Weaponization of Government website, building on extensive work of holding the Biden Administration accountable and addressing the clear weaponization of government against political opponents. The site will be a resource that houses all policy documents that will educate the public on their rights and how they can defend themselves against unconstitutional government overreach and weaponization.
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The website houses issue briefs and policy recommendations on topics such as:
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Key Takeaways from our “Combating Fentanyl - The America First Action Plan” Event
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On July 13, we hosted Members of Congress, including U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) and U.S. Representative Mark Green (TN-07), and AFPI Policy Center Chairs, including Kellyanne Conway, Pam Bondi, Steve Yates, and Matt Whitaker, to discuss the fentanyl epidemic plaguing our country and our proposed America First solutions to the issue.
The America First Action Plan to solve the fentanyl crisis involves four key areas:
- First, we must secure the border—to stop the drug flow into our Nation and to punish the Mexican drug cartels, who are public enemy number one for targeting our youth with deadly fentanyl.
- Second, we need to get tough on China by imposing penalties for the transmission of fentanyl precursors to Mexican cartels.
- Third, we must implement stricter law enforcement penalties for those that take any role in the manufacturing and distribution of fentanyl.
- And finally, we need to target the scourge of fentanyl poisoning through our education and public health systems, including by making life-saving reversal agents readily available to the public.
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Our event kicked off with a discussion between Pam Bondi, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, and Texas mother, Stefanie Turner. During the discourse, Stefanie Turner shared her heart-wrenching story of losing her son, Tucker, to fentanyl.
If you take nothing else from our event, we ask you to listen to Stefanie's story—one all too common for families across the country as a result of this deadly drug epidemic.
Stefanie's story reminds us that the conversations around the dangers of fentanyl are not just about statistics. Instead, they are, most importantly, a discussion on real people, real families, and real loss.
Please watch this powerful testimony HERE.
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New Episodes of The Tank Podcast
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In Episode 4 of The Tank, President and CEO of AFPI Brooke Rollins shares the vision behind it and how we will advance the America First Movement for years to come.
We will never stop talking about the accomplishments of the Trump Administration: energy independence, a secure border, and a booming economy. Hear firsthand from Rollins, the architect of President Trump’s domestic policy agenda.
Join the discussion HERE.
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In Episode 5, Chad and Hogan are joined by Bob Unanue, CEO of Goya Foods and Board Member of AFPI. Unanue was instrumental in getting the blockbuster movie The Sound of Freedom away from Disney and bringing it to the big screen.
Catch this special airing of The Tank HERE.
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A Note from Brooke Rollins, AFPI President & CEO
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This week, I had the privilege of filming a special documentary in honor of the 60th anniversary of the I Have a Dream Speech at the Lincoln Memorial in D.C. with my dear friend and niece of MLK Jr, Dr. Alveda King, who chairs our Center for the American Dream. I can’t wait to share it soon, but in the meantime, here’s a sneak peek!
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Check out the latest from our Policy Centers below:
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Linda McMahon, AFPI Chair of the Board, joined making Money on Fox Business to discuss small business optimism.
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Mike Faulkender, AFPI Chief Economist, joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the Biden Administrations plans regarding the economy.
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Steve Yates, AFPI Chair of the China Policy Initiative, joined Mornings with Maria on Fox to discuss the Biden administration's approach to China.
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Lt. Gen. (ret.) Keith Kellogg, AFPI Co-Chair of the Center for American Security, joined America’s Newsroom on Fox to discuss the latest in Ukraine.
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Jack Brewer, AFPI Chair of the Center for Opportunity Now, joined Coast to Coast on Fox News to discuss California’s reintroduced zero bail policy.
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Aaron Hedlund is from Wheaton, Illinois, and serves as AFPI’s Director of Research. Most recently, he served as the Chief Domestic Economist and Senior Adviser at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. In this capacity, Hedlund helped design and execute emergency economic measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping coordinate the nationwide health IT data modernization that supported the Operation Warp Speed vaccine program, and analyzing the impact of core domestic priorities ranging from school choice to the Opportunity Zones program for economically distressed areas. Hedlund received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and his undergraduate degree in economics and mathematics from Duke University. Hedlund, his wife, and their four kids live in Columbia, Missouri, where he is also an associate professor of economics at the University of Missouri. He and his family enjoy hiking, tennis, watching movies, and exploring the vast expanse that is America. His not-so-secret dream would be to attend a tennis match featuring Roger Federer.
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