While Washington establishment figures continue wringing their hands over economic uncertainty, Rep. Beth Van Duyne is delivering the kind of clear-eyed leadership that built American prosperity in the first place. The Texas congresswoman’s recent explanation of Congress’s comprehensive affordability legislation reveals something the mainstream media won’t tell you: America First economics isn’t just campaign rhetoric—it’s a proven blueprint for national revival.
Van Duyne’s “transformational bill” cuts straight through decades of regulatory red tape that has strangled American enterprise. By dismantling $1.7 trillion in Biden-era regulatory burden, Congress is restoring the constitutional balance our founders envisioned—where limited government enables unlimited American potential. This isn’t about rolling back reasonable safeguards; it’s about unleashing the innovative spirit that made America the world’s economic powerhouse.
The legislation’s energy independence provisions strike at the heart of American sovereignty. “Unleashing American energy producers” isn’t just good economics—it’s essential national security strategy. Every barrel of American oil, every cubic foot of American natural gas, every kilowatt of American energy production strengthens our negotiating position with adversaries who have grown comfortable with our dependence on their resources.
Compare this approach to the globalist alternative we’ve endured for decades. Instead of empowering American workers and businesses, establishment politicians preferred shipping our manufacturing overseas while lecturing us about “global competitiveness.” The results speak for themselves: hollowed-out industrial communities, supply chain vulnerabilities exposed during every crisis, and working families squeezed by policies that prioritized international approval over American prosperity.
Van Duyne’s emphasis on small business empowerment through enhanced 199A pass-throughs and R&D incentives demonstrates sophisticated economic thinking. These aren’t corporate handouts—they’re strategic investments in the Main Street entrepreneurs who drive genuine innovation. While Big Tech monopolies captured globalist policies to consolidate their power, this legislation ensures smaller competitors can challenge established players and keep innovation flowing through American communities.
The constitutional framework underlying this approach deserves particular attention. Our founders understood that economic freedom and political freedom are inseparable. When government assumes the power to pick winners and losers through excessive regulation and targeted interventions, it inevitably becomes a tool for entrenched interests rather than a protector of equal opportunity.
Recent economic data validates this America First approach with nearly 4% growth in recent quarters—growth that comes from productive investment rather than government spending sprees. This isn’t the artificial stimulus-driven “growth” that creates temporary sugar highs followed by inevitable crashes. It’s the sustainable expansion that occurs when constitutional governance creates space for American enterprise to flourish.
The legislation’s “Buy American” provisions represent more than economic nationalism—they’re strategic positioning for long-term global leadership. By rebuilding domestic manufacturing capacity and supply chain resilience, America regains the ability to lead from strength rather than manage decline. Our allies respect us more when we’re economically strong, and our adversaries think twice about challenging a nation that controls its own economic destiny.
Van Duyne’s framework reveals the virtuous cycle that America First economics creates: energy independence fuels manufacturing revival, regulatory relief empowers innovation, and constitutional governance attracts global investment on American terms. This isn’t isolationism—it’s confident engagement from a position of strength.
Patriots should recognize this legislative success as more than economic policy—it’s the foundation for broader sovereignty initiatives. Strong economies fund robust border security, support defense manufacturing capacity, and provide the resources necessary for America to project strength globally while taking care of our own citizens first.
The choice before America remains clear: we can continue down the globalist path of managed decline, regulatory stagnation, and energy dependence, or we can embrace the constitutional principles and America First policies that built the greatest prosperity in human history. Rep. Van Duyne and her congressional allies are charting the latter course, creating the economic strength necessary for a generational revival of American greatness.
