Thanks to your support, AAF continues to proactively weigh in with principled conservative solutions to challenges facing federal and state lawmakers. For example, AAF Senior Research Fellow Rachel Greszler (pictured below) testified in the House on artificial intelligence, Senior Legal Fellow Hans von Spakovsky wrote on the importance of election integrity efforts in the states, and Senior Research Fellow David Burton published an in-depth analysis about tariff refunds.
Congressional Testimony: Building an AI-Ready America — Rachel Greszler
Rachel testified this week before Ed & Workforce’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections about the potential impacts of AI on America’s workforce. You can watch her opening statement and answers to members’ questions here, and read her written testimony here.
The SAVE America Act May Stall. States Shouldn’t (Daily Wire) — Hans von Spakovsky with Jason Snead
The SAVE America Act institutes basic election integrity reforms, including requiring identification to vote. In this op-ed, von Spakovsky and Snead argue that the SAVE Act may stall on the federal level, so state lawmakers need to institute these reforms themselves.
Congress is About to Undo DOGE’s Biggest Win (Washington Examiner) — Jace White
Congress may be on the verge of undoing a major cost-cutting win—showing just how hard it is to make government savings stick. This effort to thwart DOGE is being led by Democratic Rep. Donald Norcross of New Jersey.
See also Jace’s letter to the editor in the Washington Post
The History Behind This Abortion Law Reveals Who It Was Built to Target (Daily Wire) — Jonah Wendt and Tom Jipping
“The Department of Justice has released a report documenting how the Biden administration weaponized the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act against pro-life Americans. More than 95% of its 882 pages are actual documentary evidence: emails and texts, memos, you name it. But even that does not tell the whole sordid story…”
Solving the Tariff Refund Mess (Washington Examiner) — David Burton
On March 27, the U.S. Court of International Trade ordered Customs and Border Protection to refund the IEEPA tariffs. How will that work? And what should Congress do? David Burton explains: “Most importantly, Congress should provide explicit statutory guidance regarding importer disposition of the refunds…The legislation would need to explain the mechanics of how this would work in practice and provide safe harbors for good-faith compliance.”
You can read more in-depth suggestions in this full legal analysis.
This week, AAF officially welcomed Paul Glader as the new Director of Leadership Programs! In his role, Paul will help strengthen the talent pipeline of college students and young professionals who are looking for career opportunities in the conservative movement. Look for more information soon as the program grows!
Advancing American Freedom@AmericanFreedom
Welcome to team, Paul Glader! @PaulGlader will direct Advancing American Freedom's leadership programs. Paul brings a wealth of experience to @AmericanFreedom
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The Wall Street Journal invited me to speak on a panel at their Opinion Live conference in Washington, D.C. this week with Barton Swaim, Kim Strassel, and Patrick Ruffini. You can watch our discussion here about the future of the GOP.
Regards,
Tim Chapman, President
Advancing American Freedom
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