AMAC Action Delegates Meet With 24 Congressional Offices in Successful D.C. Fly-In
On May 21, AMAC Action brought conservative grassroots advocacy directly to the nation’s capital as six teams of delegates, along with AMAC Action staff, held 24 strategic meetings with Members of Congress and key staffers during our latest fly-in to Washington, D.C.
In a powerful show of civic engagement, AMAC Action delegates carried the voices of our more than 2 million members directly into the halls of power, ensuring that their concerns are not just heard, but acted upon at the highest levels of government.
Throughout the day, delegates met with prominent offices, including Speaker Mike Johnson’s staff and Senate Republican Majority Leader John Thune’s team. In a notable highlight, delegates also toured the White House and met with members of President Donald Trump’s staff – reinforcing AMAC Action’s close collaboration with senior leaders in the administration working to advance conservative priorities and traditional American values.
Delegates specifically urged lawmakers to back the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” a comprehensive bill that includes:
- Lower taxes on Social Security benefits
- Extension of the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts
- No tax on tips or overtime
- Border Wall construction to address the crisis at our southern border
- Funding to hire more border patrol agenda and speed up deportations
- $150 billion in additional military funding
- Medicare Part D reform, particularly targeting pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) abuses
That legislation ultimately passed the House just hours after the Delegate Fly-In concluded. Over just a 72-hour period from Monday through Wednesday, AMAC members mobilized to send more than 14,400 messages to the U.S. House urging passage of the bill, almost certainly playing a role in the legislation’s final passage.
In addition, AMAC Action Delegates urged members of Congress and the Trump administration to pursue measures to ensure the long-term solvency of Social Security, particularly by tackling fraud, waste, and abuse identified in oversight findings from the Department of Government Ethics (DOGE). Delegates also advocated for the full repeal of the Death Tax and the permanent extension of small business tax relief – critical issues for America’s job creators and family-owned businesses.
One of the most important goals of the day was to secure original co-sponsors for the Helping Everyone Access Long Term Healthcare (HEALTH) Act, a vital piece of legislation that would expand access to quality care for Medicaid and CHIP-eligible patients while reducing the overall burden on Medicaid spending.
“By bringing these priorities straight to lawmakers’ offices, AMAC Action ensures that our members are not just spectators in the political process – they’re participants,” said Andy Mangione, Senior Vice President of AMAC Action. “From Social Security reform to healthcare access, AMAC members are leading the charge for a more accountable, pro-senior government. This fly-in was about amplifying their voices and holding Washington to the promises made to America’s seniors.”
The fly-in concluded with a well-attended Capitol Hill reception, where delegates and allies heard from two champions of election integrity: Cleta Mitchell, founder of the Election Integrity Network and Senior Legal Fellow at the Conservative Partnership Institute, and Jason Snead, Executive Director of the Honest Elections Project. In recognition of her tireless work safeguarding the democratic process, AMAC Action proudly presented Cleta Mitchell with the American PATRIOT Award.
From the first meeting to the final reception, the Delegate Fly-In was a resounding success, proving once again that when AMAC members mobilize, Washington listens.
Calls-to-Action
Maine LD 252 – Effort to Repeal Maine’s National Popular Vote
AMAC members successfully pressured the Maine legislature to pass a bill that would repeal the state’s involvement in the National Popular Vote Compact. The bill successfully went through the Maine House and moved on to the Maine Senate.
Texas SB 2035 – Ban Foreign Funding
AMAC members contacted their state senators to support this bill that would prevent foreign money from being spent on Texas state ballot issues.
Legislation and Policy Support
H.R. 1336 – Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act
This legislation represents a crucial step forward in addressing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Additionally, the inclusion of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in a pilot program at the Department of Veterans Affairs is not only a forward-thinking solution but a desperately needed one as this therapy has shown significant promise in helping those suffering from PTSD and TBI. Click here to read AMAC Action’s letter of support.
Texas SB 310 – Bill to Ban Ranked-Choice Voting in Texas
AMAC Action joined with the Texas Policy Foundation and several other organizations to offer support for this bill which would prohibit ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Texas. RCV forces voters to choose between multiple candidates, including some for whom they have little information, creating confusion. Also, the RCV model can be especially difficult for senior Americans who have spent more than 30 years using the simple and effective one-person, one-vote system. This complexity can lead to the disenfranchisement of voters who are unfamiliar with how to rank their choices and is more likely to lead to errors on the ballot. Click here to read the letter of support on X.
Action ☆ Academy
George Washington: A General Without an Army
In the 5-minute video George Washington: A General Without an Army, Edward Lengel, Chief Historian at the National Medal of Honor Museum, discusses the events and experiences that shaped George Washington. PragerU is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes American values in short educational videos for people of all ages.
Term of the Week: Common Sense
“One of the all-time American bestsellers, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense exploded on the scene in January 1776, at a precarious moment when reconciliation with Great Britain seemed unlikely yet, to many, independence still seemed unthinkable. In electric prose, Paine, a recent English immigrant, made a forceful case in defense of separation. On multiple scores, the pamphlet radiated a radical democratic spirit. In plain, unadorned writing, it appealed to the common capacities of all people to evaluate the case for independence. It left few traditional hierarchies untouched, meanwhile, nowhere more strikingly than its vigorous condemnation of the institution of monarchy, which Paine claimed was in fact an affront to God. Common Sense seized public opinion, propelling American colonists toward independence.”
(“Common Sense (1776).” National Constitution Center – Constitutioncenter.Org, https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/thomas-paine-common-sense-1776. Accessed 29 May 2025.)
Learn more:
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, 1776 (Special Collections Spotlight) – Brandeis University
Read Common Sense at Project Gutenberg.
Class for May and June
Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life
How do you live well? In his book Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle contends that happiness is the result of a person’s character, which in turn is shaped by choices made in day-to-day living. Sign up for Hillsdale College’s free 10-lecture course Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life and discover Aristotle’s vision of a happy life and how it can be achieved.
Quote of the Week
“…[The Judicial Branch] may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments.
— Federalist No. 78, 1788
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