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April 10, 2025
APP Research Cited in Supreme Court Amicus Brief
Terry discusses the importance of faith in modern political discourse with a special guest from the religious community.
April 10, 2025
APP Research Cited in Supreme Court Amicus Brief
Terry discusses the importance of faith in modern political discourse with a special guest from the religious community.
April 10, 2025
APP Research Cited in Supreme Court Amicus Brief
Terry discusses the importance of faith in modern political discourse with a special guest from the religious community.
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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Terry Schilling: Rubio’s Family Leave Plan Could Help Save Social Security
From APP executive director Terry Schilling’s op-ed in The Federalist: Amelia Irvine criticized Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s paid family leave plan in The Federalist on Thursday. Her criticism generally missed the mark, although some of her concerns about the solvency of Social Security are valid. Earlier this month, Rubio and Republican Rep. Ann Wagner introduced the Economic Security
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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APP Praises Rubio-Wagner Paid Family Leave Plan
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday afternoon, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Missouri) announced in a joint press conference the introduction of the Economic Security for New Parents Act, legislation which would create a new option for paid family leave. The proposal would allow parents after the birth of a child to pull forward
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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40 Senate Democrats Declare War on Catholic Charities, But What About Other 9?
Washington, D.C. – A group of 40 Senate Democrats declared war on Catholic Charities and other faith-based child welfare providers on Wednesday by signing a letter opposing the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act, which passed the House Appropriations Committee earlier this month as part of the FY2019 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill. The Democrats called on
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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Desperate Democrats Will Do Anything to Shut Down Catholic Charities
Washington, D.C. – A group of congressional Democrats, including Rep. Ted Lieu (D-California) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-California), took to Twitter on Tuesday night to state their opposition to the “Aderholt Amendment”, otherwise known as H.R. 1881, the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act. Earlier this month, the House Appropriations Committee passed the Inclusion Act as an amendment to the
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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Jon Schweppe: Democrats Willing to Sacrifice Orphans in War on Religion
APP Director of Government Affairs Jon Schweppe and Communications Director Paul Dupont write in an op-ed for The Federalist: A House committee passed a bill earlier this month that would allow faith-based adoption and foster-care agencies to continue operating in accord with their moral beliefs. Democrats responded calling the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act “disgusting, deeply
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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APP Praises House Appropriations Committee for Inclusion Act Amendment
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee passed H.R. 1881, the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act, as an amendment to the FY2019 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill. The amendment, which was introduced by Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Alabama), passed 29-23. The Inclusion Act is a legislative response to rampant discrimination against faith-based child welfare
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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Terry Schilling on CNN Discussing Supreme Court Opening
This morning, American Principles Project executive director Terry Schilling appeared on CNN’s “At This Hour” to discuss the candidates President Trump is reportedly considering for the current Supreme Court opening. You can watch his full appearance below:
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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APP to Senate: Confirm Kavanaugh ASAP
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump announced he is nominating Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Terry Schilling, executive director at American Principles Project, released the following statement: “President Trump has chosen a very qualified judge in Brett Kavanaugh to nominate for the Supreme Court. This will go
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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Terry Schilling in Indianapolis Star on Judge Amy Coney Barrett
From the Indianapolis Star‘s Maureen Groppe: Barrett became the choice of many social conservatives for the Supreme Court as a young female with strong religious views who honed her judicial philosophy clerking for Antonin Scalia. “She’s battle tested. We know where she stands on a lot of the key issues that the grassroots care about it,”
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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Frank Cannon in NYT on Upcoming Supreme Court Battle
From The New York Times‘ Elizabeth Dais and Jeremy W. Peters: Early Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement, scores of conservative leaders and grass-roots strategists dialed into a conference call to gear up for their most significant Supreme Court nomination battle in decades. For years, conservatives had been
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