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Chuck DeVore is the vice president of national initiatives at the Foundation. He writes about the economy and how energy, tax and regulatory policies influence general prosperity, and he frequently appears on Fox News. He also guides the Foundation’s growing national work in criminal justice reform. He authored the book The Texas Model: Prosperity in the Lone Star State and Lessons for America.

Former California State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore appears on Fox & Friends Sunday Morning, discussing California high speed rail and the lies that were used to sell the project to the public.

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