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American Potential shares how individuals are taking action in their community to break barriers. While some of our guests may be public officials or influencers, many are ordinary Americans who decided, “enough is enough” and are stepping up in a big way. We share policy solutions to the most important challenges our country faces and talk to people who are doing something about it. Our hope is that when you hear about other people’s stories of success – and struggle – you will realize that you are capable of doing extraordinary things within your own community and know that you are not alone. Jeff Crank hosts the American Potential podcast. Jeff serves as a regional vice president at Americans for Prosperity, a political advocacy and accountability organization that helps pass policies to expand freedom and opportunity. He also hosts The Jeff Crank Show, which began in 2008, and is the president of his own real estate investment company. American Potential is a project of Americans for Prosperity. Americans for Prosperity, an advocacy and accountability organization that helps pass policies to expand freedom and opportunity.
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2 days ago
2 days ago
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Christine Hampshire to talk about the ups and downs of being a rancher in Wyoming. In 2015, the Food Freedom Act was passed and allowed farmers to sell directly to consumers. Christine helped pass an amendment to the Food Freedom Act, which passed in 2015, to allow farmers to sell directly to consumers.
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5 days ago
5 days ago
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Terry Bowman, who has worked at the Ford Motor plant in Michigan for 26 years and helped get Right to Work passed in 2012. Michigan has just passed a bill to repeal Right to Work. We hear from Terry how this will effect workers. #americanpotential
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7 days ago
7 days ago
Host Jeff Crank sits down with herring fisherman William Bright and Ryan Mulvey (Cause of Action Institute Counsel) to talk about regulations in New Jersey that have negatively impacted herring fisherman and learn what they're doing about it.
Check out this case here. https://causeofaction.org/loper-bright-enterprises-inc-v-gina-raimondo/
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Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Senator Mike Lee of Utah to talk about his UNSHACKLE Act, which seeks to reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Check out the UNSHACKLE Act here: https://www.lee.senate.gov/2021/3/sen-lee-reintroduces-unshackle-act
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Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Lt. Governor Winsome Earl-Sears to talk about her early days as a US Marine, how her faith plays a role as an elected official, and becoming the first black woman to become Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Host Jeff Crank sits down with free speech champion Casey Mattox to discuss the growing problem across college campuses around America. A university should be a place where free speech is the norm, but that has quickly changed over the years. Jeff and Casey discuss why the free sharing of ideas has been thwarted on campus with a fun bracket twist.
Download the FUN basketball bracket here: https://fantasy.espn.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2023/en/group?groupID=5251965
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Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
William Burt was going in and out of jail as a drug dealer before his 12-year-old son challenged him to put his family first. Host Jeff Crank sits down with William to hear his incredible story about how he overcame many obstacles in life to open up his mobile barber shop and change Iowa law to allow more businesses like his to operate.
Watch Williams's story here as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io1DT_kOws4&t=418s
Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Host Jeff Crank sits down with the General Counsel of Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Herb Ford to discuss the fact-finding assignment of filing a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request on the VA and to see if they were following the VA Mission Act. Herb shares the troubling findings and what CVA is doing about it.
Check out CVA here: https://cv4a.org
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SHOW HOST: Jeff Crank
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF AFP
Jeff Crank hosts the American Potential podcast. Jeff serves as a regional vice president at Americans for Prosperity, a political advocacy and accountability organization that helps pass policies to expand freedom and opportunity. He also hosts The Jeff Crank Show, which began in 2008, and is the president of his own real estate investment company.