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October 13, 2023

Advancing American Freedom released the following statement after the Supreme Court added a second case considering Chevron Deference, Relentless Inc. v. Department of Commerce, that would be considered by all the Supreme Court Justices after Justice Jackson recused herself from the near identical case, Loper Bright v. Raimondo.

“Chevron Deference continues to be used by bureaucrats and government agencies unchecked and it should be scrutinized by the Supreme Court,” said AAF General Counsel J. Marc Wheat. “Our founders created a government with three separate branches of government, but Chevron Deference allows the executive branch to usurp powers not granted to it by the Constitution. We look forward to hearing the Supreme Court’s decision in this case.”

October 13th, 2023

Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after leading a coalition letter to Congress with 50 cosigners calling for the immediate and complete defunding of Palestinians through the appropriations process after the brutal war against Israel started by Hamas and supported by Palestinian elements in the region.

“The United States must stand with our ally, Israel, and end all funding of Palestinians,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “The horrific war, started by Hamas and cheered on by some Palestinians and Iranians has led to the death of 1,300 Israelis and 22 Americans, and the whereabouts of hostages are still unknown. The United States will not fund terrorist organizations like Hamas, that use whatever funding given to Palestinians to carry out terrorist operations and attacks like the one we just witnessed. Congress must demonstrate its unwavering support to Israel and cease funding the Palestinians.”

The letter can be read here.

October 13th, 2023

Advancing American Freedom released the following statement as the Strategic Petroleum Reserve hits historic lows in the midst of Israel’s war with Hamas in the Middle East.

“The Strategic Petroleum Reserve was created to be used in emergency scenarios, not for the Biden administration to tap into when they hit a bad news cycle on their record-breaking inflation,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “The Biden administration’s decision to drain the reserve has consequences we are seeing now. The job of our government is to protect US resources for times of uncertainty, but the Biden administration has put the United States in a critical position. We must harness America’s natural resources and replenish our oil reserve with domestic oil production. Now is the time to unleash American energy and make us not only independent, but a resource to other western nations, so no one needs to crawl to Iran, hat in hand.”

Background

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October 11th, 2023

Advancing American Freedom released the following plan in response to the horrific attacks on Israel: target Iranian assets around the world, provide full transparency on the special envoy to Iran, Robert Malley and his dealings with Iran, and end all US dollars to the Palestinians.

“The United States must continue to demonstrate our unwavering support to our ally, Israel, and that starts with cutting off all financial resources that could be used by hostile nations and terrorists for future attacks,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “Iran must be sanctioned and its assets frozen, US funds to the Palestinians must cease, and the work of the House Oversight Committee must continue to look into the case of Robert Malley.

There is more work to be done to help our allies, but these first steps by Congress will help ensure that Hamas and Iran know they will not be able to use another cent from the United States for their future barbarism.”

Read the full plan here.

October 11, 2023

Advancing American Freedom filed a FOIA with the State Department requesting information pertaining to the hiring of Robert Malley, regarding his talks with terrorist organization, Hamas and if this was considered in his appointment to special envoy to Iran by the Biden administration.

“After the brutal attacks by Hamas or allies and the American people deserve full accountability about Robert Malley’s conversations with Hamas and Iran,” said AAF General Counsel J. Marc Wheat. “In 2008, President Obama’s campaign fired him after Malley’s talks with Hamas were discovered, and this summer was placed on unpaid leave in his current position as special envoy to Iran while he is under investigation of mishandling of classified material. The American people deserve transparency for any officials who represent the United States, and if they were negotiating with terrorist groups like Hamas. This FOIA request is needed to establish what and when the State Department hiring officials knew about in their hiring of Robert Malley.”

The FOIA request can be found here.

October 7th, 2023

Advancing American Freedom released the following statement after Iran-controlled Hamas terrorists declared war on Israel.

“The horrific violence we are now seeing waged on Israel has been made possible by the Biden administration’s weakness on the world stage. Israel has every right to defend itself against these brutal attacks,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “America will always stand with Israel against the Iranian regime and its proxies.”

October 10, 2023

Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement on the unanswered FOIA request to the Biden administration on their remarks expressing “strong opposition” to Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, characterizing their existence as “provocative.” The FOIA request was submitted in May of 2022 and has now gone 500 days without answer from the Biden administration, and FOIA requests, by law, are required to be answered in 20 days.

“Israel just survived its darkest day after enduring a brutal attack from Hamas with more hard days to come, and Jewish communities around the world are reeling from the horrors of the past few days. Their terror has only been exacerbated by the lukewarm responses of the United States,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “The Biden administration in 2022 made remarks in “strong opposition” to Jewish communities residing in Judea and Samaria and considered them “provocative,” calls that have gone unexplained despite repeated demands. Hesitation to stand with our allies has consequences. After the barbaric attacks on Israel these past days the American people still deserve answers for these shameful remarks and whether the Administration still deems Jews living in peace in their homeland as ‘provocative.’”

Background

Advancing American Freedom has been calling out the rise of antisemitism on the Left and in this administration. See Executive Director Paul Teller’s op-ed here from August.

October 2, 2023

Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Laphonza Butler, who is registered to vote in Maryland and is the head of EMILY’s List, a pro-abortion fundraising outfit, to serve out the remainder of the late-Senator Feinstein’s term.

“Democrats are so committed to abortion that their first-choice appointment is an out-of-state Senator who leads the wealthy abortion lobby,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “Democrats have long made clear they are the extremists on abortion, and Governor Newsom’s appointment further represents the lengths they will go to defend abortion.”

September 29, 2023

Advancing American Freedom released the following statement condemning the SAFER Banking Act, which would further allow marijuana to be sold without penalty across the country by backstopping marijuana “business” bank accounts.

“The sale of marijuana is a federal crime, but soft-on-crime politicians have used loopholes to ignore the law and allow marijuana to be sold across the country,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “Now they want the Fed and the FDIC to backstop illegal bank accounts. It is time for Congress to show moral leadership, or next we will be voting on a marijuana bank bailout.”