American Potential

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Spencer Evans and Greg Dowell of Americans for Prosperity, who went on a 4-month road trip across the USA, putting on events that highlighted inflation by rolling back gas prices to prices pre-Biden.    Check out the True Cost of Washington here: https://americansforprosperity.org/true-cost-updates/     Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com...

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Army Veteran Jessica Villarreal to discuss her career in the Army and transitioning into advocating for veterans with the VA.  However, her dream job, helping veterans at the VA, soon became a nightmare of bureaucracy.     Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Denisha Allen to talk about how she went from having very negative experiences with public schools to using the  Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program to help her excel in school in just nine weeks. #americanpotential    Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Utah Republican Party Chair Rob Axson to discuss his expectations of going to the border. Then Rob goes to the US-Mexico border with Jeff and others, and we get to hear about their experience after having been there.      Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Congressman Banks to talk about our national debt and how the house republicans have pushed back against the Biden Administration and their frivolous spending. Congressman Banks is willing to fight for the American people and is hopeful that republicans will stick together this year and create reforms around our government's reckless spending.    Check out American P...

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Othal Brand to hear the story from someone who owns property on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border and works there too. Othal has spent his own money to build infrastructure for the U.S. Border Patrol and had to add extra security measures for his own workers.   Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com 

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Senator Ricketts to talk about the EPA, electric vehicles, and what it's like owning one of America's most iconic baseball teams. Senator Ricketts wants to bring common sense business practices to Congress and solve problems, not create them.    Check out American Potential here:  https://americanpotential.com     

Host Jeff Crank goes down to Texas to talk with Former Congresswoman Mayra Flores about the ins and out of the US-Mexico border and how the Biden administration is making poor decisions that compromises border security. Flores has a unique perspective on this issue and she is not afraid to share it.   Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com   Check out a previous episode o...

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Veteran Chris Enget who was injured by an RPG in Afghanistan. Chris had a less than favorable experience with the VA getting the treatment he needed for injuries he received while serving. He was never told that community care was an option but now is a strong proponent.   Check out CVA here: https://cv4a.org Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotenti...

Host Jeff Crank sits down with State Director of Americans for Prosperity Colorado Jesse Mallory to talk about TABOR, which is a taxpayer bill of rights. This amendment to the Constitution of the state of Colorado generally limits the amount of revenue the state government can retain and spend, which  begs the question - why don't other states have a taxpayer bill of rights?     Check out American...

Host Jeff Crank sits down with nurse practitioner Debi Stafford to talk about direct primary care, which she calls a more holistic approach to your healthcare. With direct primary care, you pay a monthly fee to your doctor or nurse in exchange for booking appointment when you need them. Simple as that.    Check American Potential out here: https://americanpotential.com

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Americans For Prosperity Senior Policy Fellow Dean Clancy to talk about the benefits of direct primary care, which is now available in 30 states, and is becoming a popular option for patients. Some government bureaucrats are doing everything they can to create barriers to giving patients more choices. Jeff and Dean talk about the merits of letting market forces work...

Jeff Crank sits down with Stephen Shadegg, state director of Americans for Prosperity - Arizona, to talk about public education and the recent wins for Arizona parents with the passing of the empowerment scholarship.  #americanpotential    Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Americans for Prosperity Vice President of Government Affairs Akash Chougle to talk about the 2023 Pathway to Prosperity legislative agenda and why it important to hold Congress accountable. #americanpotential    Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Stacy Adair, who saw a need in her community and found a way to fix it. She formed a group of adults who cared about education in her community and succeeding in flipping school board seats so schools were more accountable to parents. This is a great road map for communities across America to make a positive difference in public schools.  #americanpotential    Check...

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Chris Wright, CEO and Chairman of Liberty Energy, to talk about the negative effects that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings are having on our economy. A new trend on ESG investing, used to screen investments based on corporate policies and to encourage companies to act in certain ways, is problematic for businesses and your 401K.  #americanpotential...

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Stacy Hock who has been an active advocate for Education Savings Accounts in Texas, taking a hands-on role within her community on an issue that's been building momentum across the country.   #americanpotential   Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com 

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Senior Health Care Policy Analysis for Americans For Prosperity Charlie Katebi to talk about all things Telehealth. Telehealth offers people the ability to use technology to get the health care they need without going into a physical location to see their doctor.   Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com

Jeff Crank sits down with Kim Byram, whose son was repeatedly bullied at school. Using a Utah Education Savings Account, Kim enrolled her son in military school where he is much happier. #americanpotential    Check out American Potential here: h ttps://americanpotential.com 

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Dallin Richardson who runs BreakOut School in Utah, which is a school for boys 4th through 8th grade that have been diagnosed with ADHD. BreakOut School thinks outside the box and provides children with an individualized approach to their  education. #americanpotential    Check out the school here: https://www.breakoutschool.org    Check out American Potential here:...

Host Jeff Crank is joined by Akash Chougule, Vice President of Government Affairs at Americans for Prosperity, to talk about Congress and its broken budget process. Waiting until December each year to determine federal funding is not a good way to run this country. Jeff and Akash talk about some solutions to fix this huge problem!  #americanpotential  Check out American Potential here: https://ame...

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Katie Chubb, who wants to open a birthing center in her local community in Georgia but can't due to Certificate of Need laws. Jeff and Katie discuss what Katie is doing to advocate for a repeal of CON laws so she can serve the needs of her community.  #americanpotential    Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Daniel Garza, President of LIBRE, who lives in a Texas border town. Jeff and Daniel talk about what it's like on both sides of the border, why we need to address the situation immediately and what solutions can solve the border crisis.  #americanpotential    Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Kevin Schmidt of Americans For Prosperity Foundation to talk about some of the recent Freedom of Information Act requests he made on President Biden's now defunct Disinformation Board - and why it should have scared everyone. Freedom of speech is one of the most critical foundations of America and Kevin is fighting to ensure it stays that way.  #americanpotential   ...

Jeff Crank sits down with Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Fellow Dean Clancy to talk about the benefits of having a Personal Option in health care. Health care can often be very expensive and overly complicated, but with a Personal Option, those barriers can go away.    Check out more about personal option here: https://personaloption.com   Check out American Potential Here: https://america...