Medal of Honor Day: Energy Independence, Congressional Reform, and American Valor

On March 25, 2024, Daniel Turner, Janak Joshi, and Drew Dix joined the show. Turner exposes how Biden administration energy policies drive up costs for families while Power the Future sues the State Department for transparency on John Kerry’s climate office Joshi outlines his conservative platform of smaller government, lower taxes, and less regulation while drawing on legislative experience and immigrant perspective on border. Energy Policy Under Attack Start listening at 3:02 – Hour 1 Daniel Turner, founder of Power the Future, exposes how the Biden administration’s anti-energy agenda directly impacts American families at the grocery store and gas pump. Turner explains that while current oil production appears strong, the lack of new permitting means a supply crisis looms on the horizon. The former New York City native turned rural Virginia farmer bridges the divide between urban policymakers and the rural Americans who actually produce the nation’s food and fuel. Turner details how proposed Colorado legislation to ban oil and gas by 2030 would devastate state revenues, with $600 million in energy tax receipts funding education alone. He connects cheap energy to affordable food prices, noting that America’s poor face obesity rather than starvation precisely because fossil fuels enabled agricultural abundance. The administration’s new tailpipe emission standards, he argues, represent force and coercion designed to eliminate consumer choice rather than improve options. Power the Future’s lawsuit against the State Department seeks transparency about John Kerry’s climate office operations. Turner challenges the secrecy surrounding international climate accords that affect everything from ceiling fans to gas fireplaces, asking why supposedly beneficial policies require hiding from public scrutiny. “100%. And I have no problem if people want to buy an EV. I believe in freedom and free markets. I personally would not buy one, but that’s my decision. But what we have coming from this administration is force and coercion. And the way that you do that is you eliminate competition.” Daniel Turner, Founder of Power the Future Constitutional Principles in the Congressional Race Start listening at 59:39 – Hour 2 Janak Joshi, retired physician and former Colorado State Representative, outlines his campaign for Congressional District 8. With three terms in the state legislature under his belt, Joshi brings experience across health, finance, education, and appropriations committees. As an immigrant from India who came through legal channels, he speaks with moral authority on border security. Joshi’s platform centers on smaller government, lower taxes, and reduced regulations. He pledges to scrutinize federal spending for waste, echoing Reagan’s observation that every government program contains fat. His extensive travel to 126 countries and all seven continents, including visits to Ukraine, Russia, and Israel, informs his foreign policy perspective. “I am also an immigrant from India. I came many years ago legally. So I am for securing our borders and keeping the criminals out.” Janak Joshi, Congressional Candidate CD8 Teaching Valor to the Next Generation Start listening at 68:24 – Hour 2 Medal of Honor recipient Drew Dix reflects on the meaning of Medal of Honor Day from the Center for American Values in Pueblo, Colorado. The center, which he co-founded with Emmy Award-winning documentarian Brad P...