Policy Issues | Coalition for American Abundance

An Agenda for American Abundance

We are a coalition dedicated to removing the regulatory barriers that stifle American growth. Our agenda focuses on restoring prosperity and building a future of abundance for every citizen across these critical sectors.

Build Faster

Modernize permitting, zoning and project delivery.

Increase Competition

Welcome new entrants, innovation and consumer choice.

Expand Supply

Produce more housing, energy, healthcare and essential goods.

Strengthen Capacity

Invest in American infrastructure, workers and strategic industries.

Policy Pillars

Energy

Support policies that enable reliable, affordable energy supply by reducing unnecessary barriers to new generation, transmission, storage, and other infrastructure.

Dramatically accelerate and simplify permitting at the federal, state, and local level to ensure timely ROI on capital improvements.

Strengthen domestic energy supply chains and infrastructure to improve resilience, reduce costs, and meet growing demand.

Healthcare

Promote policies that expand access to affordable care by increasing competition, supporting new care models, and removing outdated rules that impede innovation or limit supply.

Defend intellectual property to incentivize innovation and investment.

Encourage responsible use of technology and data to improve care, reduce administrative burdens, and help patients and providers make informed choices.

Support policies that strengthen the domestic capacity to produce essential medicines, medical devices, and other healthcare supplies.

Housing

Support zoning, land-use and permitting reforms that allow communities to build more homes of all types in places where people want to live.

Reduce unnecessary barriers to construction, encourage innovative building methods and expand the infrastructure needed to support growing communities.

Promote policies that increase housing supply, strengthen consumer choice and make homeownership and renting more affordable.

Financial Services

Support a competitive, stable financial system that expands access to capital for households, entrepreneurs, and businesses.

Encourage responsible financial innovation, including secure digital services, while promoting clear and predictable regulation that protects consumers without restricting competition.

Technology

Promote policies that encourage research, entrepreneurship, investment, and responsible deployment of new technologies.

Support modern, clear, and predictable rules that protect the public while avoiding unnecessary barriers to innovation and competition.

Strengthen domestic technology capacity and resilient supply chains so American businesses and workers can build and scale the technologies essential to future prosperity.

Manufacturing

Advance policies that help manufacturers build, modernize, and expand facilities in the United States, including by improving permitting and infrastructure.

Encourage investment in workforce skills, advanced production technologies, and research that improve productivity and create high-value jobs.

Strengthen domestic supply chains and reduce unnecessary obstacles to producing essential goods at the scale and speed the country needs.

Promote trade policies that reduce barriers with responsible trading partners while leveling the playing field for U.S. manufacturers against predatory competitors.

Permitting and Infrastructure

Modernize federal, state and local permitting systems so essential projects can be reviewed and built within clear, predictable timelines.

Improve coordination among government agencies, eliminate duplicative reviews and preserve meaningful environmental protections while accelerating responsible development.

Support investment in transportation, water, communications and other infrastructure necessary for communities and businesses to grow.

Substantially increase energy production and modernize grid management to power an advanced, 21st-Century economy.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Make it easier to start, finance and grow a business by reducing unnecessary regulatory complexity and improving access to capital.

Encourage competition by removing policies that disproportionately protect incumbent firms or burden smaller competitors.

Expand opportunities for entrepreneurs to bring new products, services and business models to market.

Workforce and Education

Strengthen career and technical education, apprenticeships and employer-led training that prepare workers for high-demand careers.

Help educational institutions respond more quickly to changing workforce needs in fields such as engineering, skilled trades, healthcare and advanced manufacturing.

Remove unnecessary barriers to entering occupations while maintaining appropriate standards for safety and professional competence.

Competition and Consumer Choice

Promote competitive markets that deliver more choices, better service and lower costs for consumers.

Reexamine policies that protect established interests, discourage new entrants or prevent innovative products and services from reaching the market.

Address anti-competitive practices while ensuring regulation does not unintentionally reinforce the market power of the largest firms.