President Trump Makes Pro-Family Pitch in SOTU

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Tonight in his State of the Union address, President Trump made a compelling case for his reelection, outlining the many successes of his first term and setting his priorities for the months ahead. One of the speech’s key themes was supporting working families, and on this issue, Trump highlighted a number of his administration’s important … Read more

At SOTU Tonight, Trump Can Highlight Pro-Family Presidency

President Trump gives the State of the Union address (public domain image)

Tonight, President Trump will give the third official State of the Union address of his presidency. In his speech, the President will have the opportunity to highlight the most important accomplishments of his first term as well as outline a vision for his 2020 reelection campaign. In advance of the address, Terry Schilling, executive director … Read more

APP Praises President Trump’s Pro-Family Agenda on National Family Week

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WASHINGTON – On Friday, President Trump proclaimed the week of November 24-30 as National Family Week, continuing a decades-long tradition in the U.S. of recognizing the importance of the family during the week of Thanksgiving. In his proclamation, the President identified the family as “the bedrock of our Nation,” and touted the many steps his … Read more

New APP Report: GOP Needs Strong Families to Survive

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WASHINGTON – Today, the American Principles Project released a new report making the case that the immediate and long-term political viability of the Republican Party is dependent on the existence of strong families and that the GOP needs to adopt a pro-family agenda for 2020. The report, titled “Family First: Reclaiming the GOP’s Forgotten Constituency,” … Read more

Jon Schweppe Speaks at United Nations for Global Day of Parents

On Tuesday, APP’s director of government affairs Jon Schweppe gave a speech at the United Nations for the event “Good Parenting Builds Society: The Importance of Motherhood and Fatherhood“. In his address, Schweppe discussed the importance of fatherhood for men, families, and society as a whole. You can watch his full speech here (starting around … Read more

Terry Schilling on OAN Discussing Trump’s Pro-Family Agenda

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Yesterday evening, American Principles Project executive director Terry Schilling appeared on One America News (OAN) to discuss President Trump’s pro-family message in his State of the Union address and how that could help him in the 2020 election. You can watch his full appearance below:

APP Praises President Trump’s SOTU Call for Paid Family Leave

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WASHINGTON – During tonight’s State of the Union address, President Trump touted the fact that his new budget includes a plan for paid family leave, highlighting the issue as a key domestic policy priority: “I am also proud to be the first President to include in my budget a plan for nationwide paid family leave … Read more

President Trump Should Use SOTU Address to Advance Pro-Family Agenda

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WASHINGTON – Tonight, President Trump will deliver the annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, officially his second time doing so since being elected to the White House. In advance of the speech, Terry Schilling, executive director of American Principles Project, released the following statement calling on the President to … Read more