PRESS RELEASES
From policy initiatives to organizational milestones, our press releases provide timely and accurate information on the work we are doing to advance freedom.
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after the Republican House Majority released the Lower Energy Costs Act, H. R.1. “Last year, AAF released the Freedom Agenda, which calls on political leadership to restore American opportunity by reestablishing policies to promote American energy dominance. With H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, the new Republican […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement on the Biden administration’s approval of the Alaska drilling project. “While it is refreshing to see the Biden administration deviate from the playbook of climate radicalists, we should be clear: approval of the Willow Project should be the starting point to restore American energy independence,” said AAF Executive […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement in support of the Taking Account of Bureaucrats’ Spending (TABS) Act, which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) under the regular appropriations process, ensuring it is subject to government oversight. “Government bureaucracies spend too much money with little oversight of how this money is being used,” […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement on the introduction of the Preserving Choice in Vehicles Act. “Americans choose the kind of car they drive, not the government,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “This administration remains fixated on crippling crucial US industries, while eliminating consumer choice. The Woke Left cannot coerce or force the […]
Advancing American Freedom has filed an amicus brief with Americans for Prosperity in Biden vs Nebraska which was heard before the Supreme Court today. The brief asserts that President Biden massively overstepped his executive power in his blanket cancellation of student loan debt. “The power of the purse belongs to Congress, and the Biden administration […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after both the House and Senate issued a bipartisan rebuke of Biden’s radical agenda by passing the Anti-ESG resolution. “Congress, officials elected by the American people, have spoken clearly today, Americans deserve a say in where their savings are invested,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “The American […]
Advancing American Freedom today issued a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for records of DOJ’s communications with non-DOJ personnel about “Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology” that comprised the basis for a leaked FBI memorandum relating to the surveillance and infiltration of Catholic groups in America. “This leaked document targeting traditional […]
Advancing American Freedom today announced a six-figure ad campaign in Arizona and Montana calling for support on the resolution introduced by Senator Mike Braun and Representative Andy Barr. The resolution would rollback the Biden administration’s ability to regulate how Americans’ retirement accounts are managed with respect to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investing goals. […]
August 30, 2023 Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after the White House announced the 10 drugs that are up for price negotiations under the so-called ‘Inflation Reduction Act.’ The Inflation Reduction Act has been a disaster for the American people and the drug price negotiations will only make matters worse for our pocketbooks,” […]
September 7, 2023 Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after Biden’s Department of the Interior reversed seven 10-year leases on Alaska oil and gas. “Yesterday’s axing of oil and gas leases in Alaska is one more bureaucratic overstep in the Biden administration’s continued war on American energy,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “The […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after inflation picked up and gas prices increased over August. “The Biden administration and the so-called ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ are responsible for the record high inflation rates the American people are experiencing,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “The Biden administration’s war on energy and out-of-control spending have […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement ahead of the House Oversight Committee’s Hearing on the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’. “In what has become a theme for this administration, President Biden’s promises have again fallen short. After one year of implementation, his so-called ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ has done nothing to reduce the burden on the American […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after the release of a new report on how state pension funds voted on pro-ESG shareholder resolutions in 2022. “ESG investing has grown even more pervasive than what was previously known, and the conservative movement should push back on companies that risk pensioners retirement funds while enacting a […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement of support after the House passed the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act. “The American people should never be told by their government which vehicle they are allowed to buy,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “The Biden administration has remained focused on crippling American industries and the […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after President Trump stated that a six-week abortion ban was a “terrible thing and terrible mistake. ” “These comments from a leading candidate for the GOP nomination are extremely worrying. Creating a culture of life requires courage, vision, and leadership – not political triangulation,” said AAF Executive Director […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement following new regulations from California’s Air Resource Board (CARB), mandating the adoption of electric semi-trucks starting January 1, 2024. “The American trucking industry is a critical link in our supply chain, ensuring consumers and businesses have access to goods and services that keep our economy moving. These regulations […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement opposing the Credit Card Competition Act. “The Credit Card Competition Act will negatively disrupt the payments network while imposing adverse impacts on consumers and community financial institutions all under the guise of ‘competition. ’ Conservatives should not be supporting yet another Republican-led effort that empowers the Federal Reserve, […]
Advancing American Freedom sent the following letter to the House Judiciary Committee ahead of the hearing, stating that DOJ had failed to produce a single document in response to AAF’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request. “Any agency that cannot be transparent with the American people and erodes the trust of the public is an […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement ahead of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on the price setting scheme in the ‘Inflation Reduction Act.’ “The so-called ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ continues to be a disaster for the American people. Price controls endanger citizens who count on innovation in the healthcare industry to manage serious […]
Advancing American Freedom today filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court on behalf of the American Hindu Coalition and 20 other amici arguing that the Fairfax County School Board’s policy changes for admission to the prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) discriminated against Asian Americans and violated the civil […]
Advancing American Freedom led an amicus brief with over 26 other amici in Boston Parents Coalition for Academic Excellence v. School Committee of City of Boston, in which students are challenging a change in policy at a competitive Boston high school that was designed to increase racial balance at the school and which has had […]
Advancing American Freedom (AAF) today announced a grassroots campaign to combat the Radical Left’s indoctrination of children in Iowa and to empower Iowa parents to make decisions that are best for their children. “The strength of our nation is tied to the strength of our families, […]
Advancing American Freedom (AAF) has filed a friend of the court brief in support of health care providers’ suit against the FDA for approving chemical abortion drugs that endanger the health and safety of the women who use them, and request the Court permanently enjoin the FDA’s unlawful approval. The health care providers are represented […]
Advancing American Freedom Executive Director Paul Teller issued the following statement following President Biden’s State of the Union address. “Biden’s State of the Union address demonstrated that we need Republican leadership to get our nation back on track. Under the Biden administration Americans are experiencing the worst border crisis in history, soaring inflation rates and […]
Advancing American Freedom (AAF) today unveiled its latest initiative, targeting the spread of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) regulations. AAF, along with over 100 conservative leaders and officials, released a letter to Congress, calling on members to support the resolution introduced by Senator Mike Braun and Representative Andy Barr, which would block President Biden’s ERISA rule and […]
Advancing American Freedom (AAF) today released a legislative framework that protects the lives of the most vulnerable of our country, ends taxpayer funding of abortions, and looks to ease the bureaucratic burden surrounding foster care and adoption. “Americans are ‘endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights’ that include, first among them, life,” said […]
Advancing American Freedom today released a legislative framework that slashes radical liberals’ job- killing regulations, fights back against the government’s woke Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) agenda, and restores American energy independence and launches a new era of American energy dominance. “In order to set the United States back on a path of energy independence, […]
Advancing American Freedom (AAF) today announced it filed an amicus brief before the United States Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises et al v Gina Raimondo. In the brief, joined by Pelican Institute for Public Policy and America First Legal Foundation. amici argue that the case of Loper v. Raimondo presents the opportunity for Chevron v NRDC to be overturned, […]
From AAF Executive Director Paul Teller: “Kudos to Senate Republican Leader McConnell for saying that Congress needs to pass a short-term continuing resolution into January. All freedom-loving Americans should tell their U. S. senators and representatives to stop the Pelosi-Schumer spending spree and to vote against all new spending bills until the new House […]
Advancing American Freedom, along with 20 other pro-family organizations, submitted an amicus brief to support parents in the case Parents Defending Education v. Linn Mar Community School District in Marion, Iowa. From AAF Executive Director Paul Teller: “The family unit has always been the foundation of our society, and school administrators should not be allowed to facilitate […]
On Friday, Advancing American Freedom and 17 additional conservative advocacy organizations submitted a letter to Republican House Leadership, calling for the elimination of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis in the new Congress. This is the latest in AAF’s ongoing efforts to dismantle the Biden administration’s radical climate agenda and regulatory regime in […]
November 1, 2022 From Advancing American Freedom Executive Director Paul Teller: President Biden’s proposed windfall profits tax on energy companies is the administration’s latest misguided attempt to combat surging gas prices and record-high inflation. Make no mistake, Americans are hurting, but not at the hands of the oil industry. Rising costs and fuel shortages are […]
On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, Advancing American Freedom Foundation (AAFF) will host “Unleashing American Energy: A Summit on American Energy Solutions” at Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas. AAFF’s sister organization, Advancing American Freedom, is currently running a $10 million American energy independence campaign. Advancing American Freedom was founded by Vice President Mike Pence in […]
Please click the thumbnail above or HERE for the full clip. “There’s one small thing I think [the future Republican majorities in the House and Senate] could do that would send the message that war on energy is over. That is, they could end the Select Committee on Climate Crisis that Nancy Pelosi actually created […]
Advancing American Freedom (AAF) today announced it joined a Boyden Gray & Associates-led amicus brief in Boe v. Marshall (formerly Eknes-Tucker v. Ivey). In the brief, amici argue that the Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) chilled the First Amendment rights of an ideologically opposed organization when it issued a subpoena in August 2022. “As Americans, we […]
September 26, 2023 Advancing American Freedom released the following statement after Ford announced its pause of construction of an electric vehicle battery plant involving a Chinese electric vehicle battery company. “There is no such thing as a private company under the authoritarian rule of the Chinese Communist Party, and American companies should seriously assess their […]
September 27th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom Foundation led an amicus brief co-signed with 70 other groups and organizations in Buckeye Institute v. IRS, in a case compelling 501 (c)(3) organizations to disclose their donors for IRS surveillance. “This demand from the Internal Revenue Service is both invasive and unjustified; nonprofit organizations are protected by the […]
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 […]
September 29, 2023 Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after the Eighth Circuit upheld the rights of families and students in the Linn-Mar school district in a case that challenged a school policy that allowed the facilitation of a child’s gender transition without the knowledge of the parents and punished students for not using […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
October 17th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement on Jack Lew’s nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador to Israel. “In Israel’s moment of crisis, the United States needs a nominee with a track record of standing with Israel and supporting our ally,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller.
October 17th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement in response to the United States easing sanctions on Venezuelan oil. “The Biden administration would rather beg for from any foreign nation or regime than allow for increased US production,” said AAF Executive Director Paul Teller. “President Biden drained the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to avoid […]
October 17th, 2023 The NIH was founded to support innovative medical research that saves lives. Tragically, Bernie Sanders has hijacked the nomination process to push the Biden administration to double down even harder on its innovation-killing price controls and harsh penalties on medical research companies. Monica Bertagnolli’s nomination is a Trojan horse for the progressive […]
October 18th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief in Mahmoud v. McKnight, in which parents request to be notified of, and be allowed to opt their elementary school-aged children out of, their schools’ use and discussion of books designed to push the left’s gender and sexuality agenda. “It’s […]
October 18th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief in SEC v. Jarkesy in which the Supreme Court has an opportunity to check the outsized power of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “Today, the SEC, like many other agencies within the administrative state, wields significant legislative, executive, and […]
October 24th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security for communications regarding her fitness to serve as a reviewer of alien applications for asylum status after posting content on social media praising Hamas. Nejwa Ali was previously employed as a spokeswoman for the Palestine Liberation Organization. “After Nejwa […]
October 25th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after Representative Mike Johnson was elected as Speaker of the House. “Representative Mike Johnson will be the most conservative speaker in modern history and exemplifies servant leadership that will serve the conservative movement well. He understands the importance of getting our fiscal house back in […]
November 1st, 2023 Advancing American Freedom filed an amicus brief with over 30 organizations and individuals supporting Students for Life Action against South Dakota’s law requiring that any organization engaging in certain forms of political communication disclose, within that communication, the names of its top five donors. South Dakota’s donor disclosure law erodes the fundamental […]
From AAF General Counsel J. Marc Wheat: “The Supreme Court today upheld Congress’s delegation of its core power of the purse to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency within the executive branch. Rather than receiving annual oversight through the regular appropriations process from the House and Senate, the CFPB bills the costs of […]
November 8th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after Ohio passed a measure enshrining abortion in the state. “This is a hard loss for all who stand for the pro-life cause, but it is still a greater tragedy for the lives that will be lost by this measure, which is why we must […]
November 27th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom led an amicus brief with 29 other amici challenging the Biden Administration’s lawsuit against Idaho which seeks to invalidate the state’s pro-life law on the basis of a radical pro-abortion interpretation of a Reagan-era health law, EMTALA, designed to ensure emergency care for those unable to pay. “The federal […]
November 29th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom’s Founder Vice President Mike Pence issued a statement in support of Speaker Johnson’s hearing to consider the need for a Fiscal Commission to reduce the national debt, as well as address shortfalls in Social Security and Medicare. “The national debt is unsustainable and will jeopardize our nation’s future prosperity […]
November 29th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom filed an amicus brief defending the rights of an Indiana couple whose son, who had recently begun identifying as transgender, was removed from their custody. The Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) and the court initially based this separation on claims of parental abuse and neglect. Despite later agreeing […]
December 5th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom filed a comment on the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) attempt to remove Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding from being used at Pregnancy Centers. “Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade the Biden administration has gone out of its way to circumvent state laws banning […]
December 6th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom Executive Director Paul Teller issued the following statement after 92 Democrats abstained from voting to condemn the rise of global antisemitism. “Yesterday’s vote in the House was a shameful display from Democrats as they continue to show unwillingness to hold the antisemites in their party accountable,” said AAF Executive […]
December 18th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement amidst the ongoing Senate negotiations on border security and aid to Ukraine and Israel. “The Biden administration has been historically weak on border security, wavering in their support of Israel, on one hand saying they support Israel and the other calling on Israel to “lower […]
November 27th, 2023 Advancing American Freedom today filed an amicus brief in Relentless v. Department of Commerce, which could be the case in which the Supreme Court overturns Chevron. Chevron requires courts to defer to administrative agencies’ “reasonable” interpretation of supposedly ambiguous statutes, even when that interpretation is clearly not the most reasonable interpretation of the statute. […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after the Senate dismissed articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Mayorkas.
Advancing American Freedom led an amicus brief with over 30 other amici in GenBioPro v. Raynes, in which abortion drug manufacturer GenBioPro has sued West Virginia, claiming that the state’s pro-life law is preempted by federal law which the company claims gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate chemical abortion and thus prohibits states from doing so.
AAF Founder Vice President Pence issued the following statement after President Trump said abortion should be decided at the state level.
March 25th, 2024 Advancing American Freedom led an amicus brief with over 20 other amici in No on E v. Chiu, in which a San Francisco political organization is challenging San Francisco’s unconstitutional and un-American disclosure law that requires certain political speakers to disclose not only their immediate donors, but in some cases, their donor’s […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement ahead of the markup of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which would effectively force ByteDance to sell TikTok if they want to stay in the U.S. market.
April 2nd, 2024 Advancing American Freedom announced the $2 million ad campaign that would pressure Senate Majority Leader Schumer to move the legislation that would disentangle the Chinese Communist Party from the TikTok app, this comes after TikTok has launched its own $2 million ad campaign pressuring Congress to stop the legislation from moving forward. […]
March 28th, 2024 Advancing American Freedom led an amicus brief with 18 other amici in National Religious Broadcasters Noncommercial Music License Committee v. Copyright Royalty Board in which the National Religious Broadcasters are asking the Supreme Court to hear their challenge of the Copyright Royalty Board’s decision to impose a higher fee on religious broadcasters […]
March 28th, 2024 Advancing American Freedom led an amicus brief with over 20 other amici in Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v. SEC, in which the Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment is asking the Fifth Circuit en banc to overturn the three-judge panel’s holding that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of a proposed Nasdaq […]
Advancing American Freedom led a coalition letter with 42 co-signers calling on the Department of State to redesignate the Houthis as a terrorist organization after they have fired missiles at Israel and continually attacked American and other ships in the Red Sea, forcing the world’s largest shipping companies to reroute vessels, disrupting global trade and […]
Advancing American Freedom has reopened its FOIA request into DOJ memos referencing “radical traditionalist Catholic ideology” after the initial FOIA was denied last September. It now appears DOJ believed at that time all documents pertaining to AAF’s initial FOIA request were destroyed.
Advancing American Freedom today filed an official comment criticizing the Biden Administration’s “Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights,” advocating for its withdrawal. The framework would not achieve its purported intent of lowering American drug prices. Instead, it would undermine innovation and give the Chinese Communist Party a leg up in its quest for world economic domination.
Advancing American Freedom sent a letter in support of M.P. Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola, who have faced unjust charges and targeted legal harassment for living out their Christian faith.
Advancing American Freedom released the following statement after President Biden continued his war on American energy by ordering a pause on gas exports.
January 25th, 2024 Advancing American Freedom, along with 16 other organizations, filed an amicus brief in Mayfield v. Department of Labor, again focusing on Chevron Deference and the overstep of the separation of powers. “It is not the job of bureaucrats in DC to dictate the day-to-day operations of a local Dairy Queen, but that […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after Biden announced he will veto a resolution that would have blocked Chinese involvement in America’s electric vehicle charger supply chain.
Advancing American Freedom led a letter with 19 co-signers to HHS calling for the United States to disentangle itself from the corrupt World Health Organization and not agree to the proposed treaty, which would erode the sovereignty of the United States.
AAF Executive Director Paul Teller issued the following statement following House and Senate passage of the latest CR.
January 18th, 2024 Ahead of the March for Life in Washington, Advancing American Freedom released its annual Future of Freedom on Life with renewed focus on defending pro-life pregnancy centers and repealing the unconstitutional FACE Act, which the Biden Administration has weaponized to intimidate and legally harass peaceful pro-life sidewalk counselors. “Roe v. Wade was […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after the PROVE IT Act advanced through the Senate committee with a handful of GOP support.
Advancing American Freedom released the following statement after the New York Stock Exchange walked back its request for green focused “natural asset companies” after facing severe criticism.
Advancing American Freedom filed an amicus brief with 34 other groups in defense of insurance companies’ freedom of association which was trampled on by New York’s Department of Financial Services when they investigated insurance programs offered by the NRA through insurance companies, and called on the companies to discontinue their arrangements with the NRA.
January 16th, 2024 Advancing American Freedom led a coalition letter with over 20 cosigners to Secretary Blinken and the State Department calling on them to list Nigeria as a country of particular concern for severe violations of religious freedom after 200 Nigerian Christians were martyred. “The fact that this slaughter happened over two weeks ago […]
February 29th, 2024 Advancing American Freedom led an amicus brief with over 30 other amici on the FDA’S peeling back of safety protocols and the doubtful approval standards of mifepristone, an abortion drug. “The Biden administration has prioritized abortion absolutism over safety when approving drugs and cutting out physicians supervision to make abortions more frequent […]
Advancing American Freedom issued the following statement after a bipartisan effort to override President Biden’s veto of legislation to stop China from receiving electric vehicle subsidies failed.
February 26th, 2024 Advancing American Freedom led an amicus brief with over 30 other amici in Moyle v. US in which the Court will consider the legality of the Biden Administration’s interpretation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) as a vehicle for mandatory abortion in states with pro-life laws. “The Biden administration […]
