American Potential

Dear Congress, please find a better budget process

Host Jeff Crank is joined by Akash Chougule, Vice President of Government Affairs at Americans for Prosperity, to talk about Congress and its broken budget process. Waiting until December each year to determine federal funding is not a good way to run this country. Jeff and Akash talk about some solutions to fix this huge problem!  #americanpotential 
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Georgia Certificate of Need laws are one big CON!

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Katie Chubb, who wants to open a birthing center in her local community in Georgia but can't due to Certificate of Need laws. Jeff and Katie discuss what Katie is doing to advocate for a repeal of CON laws so she can serve the needs of her community.  #americanpotential 
 
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Humanitarian Crisis: The US border is broken and needs to be fixed

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Daniel Garza, President of LIBRE, who lives in a Texas border town. Jeff and Daniel talk about what it's like on both sides of the border, why we need to address the situation immediately and what solutions can solve the border crisis.  #americanpotential 
 
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President Biden’s Disinformation Board and how it collapsed

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Kevin Schmidt of Americans For Prosperity Foundation to talk about some of the recent Freedom of Information Act requests he made on President Biden's now defunct Disinformation Board - and why it should have scared everyone. Freedom of speech is one of the most critical foundations of America and Kevin is fighting to ensure it stays that way.  #americanpotential 
 
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A Personal Option: Be in the driver’s seat of your own health care

Jeff Crank sits down with Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Fellow Dean Clancy to talk about the benefits of having a Personal Option in health care. Health care can often be very expensive and overly complicated, but with a Personal Option, those barriers can go away. 
 
Check out more about personal option here: https://personaloption.com
 
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There is hope for students in West Virginia

Host Jeff Crank sits down with the Americans for Prosperity West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman to discuss the Hope Scholarship. Parents and students can now decide the best route for their individual education. Because the public education system often forgets about individual students' needs, West Virginia is offering more choice.  #americanpotential
 
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Food Freedom Act Paves the Way for Farmers in Wyoming

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, to allow farmers to sell directly to consumers. 
 
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Right to Work faces a big battle in Michigan.

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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Fishy Politics: Government Bureaucracy for the NJ Fishing Industry

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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Senator Mike Lee wants to UNSHACKLE America’s energy

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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