America First Policy Institute has an highly detailed Agenda of 10 Pillars, each with increasing detail, including facts, specific action items, and references, and should be the basis for all American candidates. # America First Policy Institute https://americafirstpolicy.com The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan research institute. AFPI exists to advance policies that put the American people first. Our guiding principles are liberty, free enterprise, national greatness, American military superiority, foreign-policy engagement in the American interest, and the primacy of American workers, families, and communities in all we do. ## The America First Agenda https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com America deserves a better and brighter future. American citizens need policies that put them First instead of policies that stand in their way. AFPI now presents the America First Agenda. On these pages, you will see a plan for establishing policies that **Keep America First, Always.** ### The America First Agenda Pillars **PILLAR I:** Make The Greatest Economy in the World Work for All Americans / [Economy](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/pillar/economy) 1. End Historic Out-Of-Control Inflation [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/economy/end-historic-out-of-control-inflation) 2. Fight for the American Worker and Their Wages [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/economy/fight-for-the-american-worker-and-their-wages) 3. Negotiate Trade Deals that Protect American Workers and Consumers, and Protect Our National Security [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/economy/negotiate-trade-deals-that-protect-american-workers) 4. Make the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Permanent [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/economy/make-the-tax-acts-and-job-acts-permanent) 5. Build Supply Chains that Rely Only on American Workers and our Allies [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/economy/build-supply-chains-that-rely-only-on-american-workers) 6. Build the World’s Greatest Infrastructure System [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/economy/build-the-worlds-greatest-infrastructure-system) 7. Enhance Opportunity Zones to Strengthen America’s Forgotten Communities [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/economy/enhance-opportunity-zones-to-strengthen-americas-forgotten-communities) **PILLAR II**: Put Patients and Doctors Back in Charge of Healthcare / [Healthcare](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/healthcare) 8. Enhance Access to Trusted Doctors and Appropriate Care When and Where They are Needed [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/healthcare/enhance-access-to-trusted-doctors-and-appropriate-care) 9. Protect the Most Vulnerable, Including Seniors and People with Preexisting Conditions [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/healthcare/protect-the-most-vulnerable) 10. Increase Affordable Health Plans and Alternative Forms of Coverage [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/healthcare/increase-affordable-health-plans-and-alternative-forms-of-coverage) 11. Promote Individual Control of Healthcare [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/healthcare/promote-individual-control-of-heralthcare) 12. Lower Prescription Drug Prices [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/healthcare/lower-prescription-drug-prices) 13. Promote Transparent, Upfront Pricing [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/healthcare/promote-transparent-upfront-pricing) **PILLAR III:** Restore America's Historic Commitment to Freedom, Equality, and Self-Governance / [Freedom and Self-Governance](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/freedom-and-self-governance) 14. Defend Our Constitutional Right of Religious Liberty [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/freedom-and-self-governance/defend-our-constitutional-right-of-religious-liberty) 15. Defend Our Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/freedom-and-self-governance/defend-our-constitutional-right-to-keep-and-bear-arms) 16. Stop Big Tech from Encroaching on Our Free Speech [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/freedom-and-self-governance/stop-big-tech-from-encroaching-on-our-free-speech) 17. Honor the Sanctity of Every Innocent Human Life [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/freedom-and-self-governance/honor-the-sanctity-of-every-innocent-human-life) 18. Defend Female Athletes and Preserve Fairness in Women’s Sports [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/freedom-and-self-governance/defend-female-athletes-and-preserve-fairness-in-womens-sports) **PILLAR IV:** **Give Parents More Control Over the Education of Their Children** / [Education](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/education) 19. Give Parents Control by Allowing Them to Select the School Their Child Attends [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/education/give-parents-control-by-allowing-them-to-select-the-school-their-child-attends) 20. Give Every Parent the Right to See All Curriculum Materials in Every Class Their Child Attends [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/education/give-every-parent-the-right-to-see-all-curriculum-materials-in-every-class-their-child-at) 21. Encourage Schools to Teach Basic Skills that Prepare Students for Life as an Adult [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/education/encourage-schools-to-teach-basic-skills-that-prepare-students-for-life-as-an-adult) 22. Advocate for Teaching the Truth About America’s History [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/education/advocate-for-teaching-the-truth-about-americas-history) **PILLAR V:** **Finish the Wall, End Human Trafficking, and Defeat the Drug Cartels** / [Border Security](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/border-security) 23. Finish the Wall [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/border-security/finish-the-wall) 24. Stop Human Trafficking by Instituting Effective Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Policies [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/border-security/stop-human-trafficking-by-instituting-effective-border-security) 25. Defeat the Drug Cartels [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/border-security/defeat-the-drug-cartels) 26. Modernize and Restore Integrity to the Immigration System [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/border-security/modernize-and-restore-integrity-to-the-immigration-system) 27. Boost Counterterrorism Capacity and Defend Critical Infrastructure [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/border-security/boost-counterterrorism-capacity-and-defend-critical-infrastructure) **PILLAR VI:** **Deliver Peace Through Strength and American Leadership** / [Strengthen Leadership](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/strengthen-leadership) 28. Establish an America First Foreign Policy [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/strengthen-leadership/establish-an-america-first-foreign-policy) 29. Maintain the World’s Most Powerful Military Force [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/strengthen-leadership/maintain-the-worlds-most-powerful-military-force) 30. Pursue a Bold New Path to Peace and Prosperity in the Middle East [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/strengthen-leadership/pursue-a-bold-new-path-to-peace-and-prosperity-in-the-middle-east) 31. Hold Communist China Fully Accountable for Chronic Unfair Trade Practices, Stealing American Technologies, and Polluting our Planet’s Air and Oceans [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/strengthen-leadership/hold-communist-china-fully-accountable-for-chronic-unfair-trade-practices) **PILLAR VII:** **Make America Energy Independent** / [Energy](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/energy) 32. Become Energy Independent to End America’s Reliance on Foreign Sources of Oil and Gas [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/energy/become-energy-independent-to-end-americas-reliance-on-foreign-sources-of-oil-and-gas) 33. Lower the Price of Gas and Energy by Increasing Production of America’s Energy Supplies [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/energy/lower-the-price-of-gas-and-energy-by-increasing-production-of-americas-energy-supplies) 34. Create a Predictable, Transparent, and Efficient Permitting Process and Regulatory Environment [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/energy/create-a-predictable-transparent-and-efficient-permitting-process-and-regulatory-environment) 35. Provide Clean Air, Clean Water, and a Clean Environment for All Americans [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/energy/provide-clean-air-clean-water-and-a-clean-environment-for-all-americans) 36. Become an Energy Superpower by Exporting America’s Energy Abundance [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/energy/become-an-energy-superpower-by-exporting-americas-energy-abundance) **PILLAR VIII:** **Make it Easy to Vote and Hard to Cheat** / [Election Integrity](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/election-integrity) 37. Require Voters to Have Photo Identification [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/election-integrity/require-voters-to-have-photo-identification) 38. Clean Up Voter Rolls Before Every Election [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/election-integrity/clean-up-voter-rolls-before-every-election) 39. Require All Ballots to Be Returned by Election Day [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/election-integrity/require-all-ballots-to-be-returned-by-election-day) 40. Eliminate Ballot Harvesting [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/election-integrity/eliminate-ballot-harvesting) 41. Ban the Practice of Billionaires Giving Money to Election Officials to Influence an Election [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/election-integrity/ban-the-practice-of-billionaires-giving-money-to-election-officials-to-influence) **PILLAR IX:** **Provide Safe and Secure Communities so All Americans Can Live Their Lives in Peace** / [Safer Communities](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/safer-communities) 42. Restore the Rule of Law [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/safer-communities/restore-the-rule-of-law) 43. Promote Respect for Law Enforcement [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/safer-communities/promote-respect-for-law-enforcement) 44. Stop Chinese Communist Malign Influence and Theft of American Intellectual Property [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/safer-communities/stop-chinese-communist-malign-influence-and-theft-of-american-intellectual-proper) 45. Address Homelessness and Mental Health Issues that are Plaguing Our Streets [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/safer-communities/address-homelessness-and-mental-health-issues-that-are-plaguing-our-streets) 46. Unravel Organized Crime, Human Trafficking Rings, and Drug Trade Within Our Cities [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/safer-communities/unravel-organized-crime-human-trafficking-rings-and-drug-trade-within-our-cities) 47. Strengthen Fatherhood and the Nuclear Family [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/safer-communities/strengthen-fatherhood-and-the-nuclear-family) 48. Create a Pathway to a Second Chance [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/safer-communities/create-a-pathway-to-a-second-chance) **PILLAR X:** **Fight Government Corruption by Draining the Swamp** / [Fight Corruption](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/fight-corruption) 49. Fight Government Corruption [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/fight-corruption/fight-government-corruption) 50. Move Federal Agencies and Decision-Making Closer to the People [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/fight-corruption/move-federal-agencies-and-decision-making-closer-to-the-people) 51. Cut the Red Tape [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/fight-corruption/cut-the-red-tape) 52. (missing or mis-numbered) 53. Reform the Civil Service to Create Accountability in the Bureaucracy [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/fight-corruption/reform-the-civil-service-to-create-accountability-in-the-bureaucracy) 54. Dismantle the Administrative State [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/fight-corruption/dismantle-the-administrative-state) 55. Balance the Budget [details](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/fight-corruption/balance-the-budget) ## Pillar Overview | Pillar | Agenda | | ---: | ---- | | I | Make The Greatest Economy in the World Work for All Americans / [Economy](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/pillar/economy) | | II | Put Patients and Doctors Back in Charge of Healthcare / [Healthcare](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/healthcare) | | III | Restore America's Historic Commitment to Freedom, Equality, and Self-Governance / [Freedom and Self-Governance](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/freedom-and-self-governance) | | IV | Give Parents More Control Over the Education of Their Children / [Education](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/education) | | V | Finish the Wall, End Human Trafficking, and Defeat the Drug Cartels / [Border Security](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/border-security) | | VI | Deliver Peace Through Strength and American Leadership / [Strengthen Leadership](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/strengthen-leadership) | | VII | Make America Energy Independent / [Energy](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/energy) | | VIII | Make it Easy to Vote and Hard to Cheat / [Election Integrity](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/election-integrity) | | IX | Provide Safe and Secure Communities so All Americans Can Live Their Lives in Peace / [Safer Communities](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/safer-communities) | | X | Fight Government Corruption by Draining the Swamp / [Fight Corruption](https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/fight-corruption) | ## America First YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@a1policy ### America First Agenda Documentary Trailer <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GH-_TVXkVGU?si=4NhNGJ3Y24OV6u81" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH-_TVXkVGU&t=95s #### America’s Future is America First (Dec 2023) <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HQWettG6EPs?si=RwXADufe81UV8YHw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>