AMAC Members Help Secure Victory for Election Integrity in Iowa
In Iowa, grassroots outreach helped push forward election integrity legislation aimed at strengthening safeguards and ensuring greater transparency in the voting process. AMAC members’ direct engagement with lawmakers played an important role in securing this win. It’s a strong reminder that citizen advocacy can shape meaningful policy outcomes.
Update: A second campaign directed to the Iowa Senate was recently launched. If you live in Iowa, please see the campaign below to contact your state Senator to urge them to pass this important election integrity legislation.
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Calls-to-Action
Updated Campaign: Support Continues to Grow for the SAVE America Act
Debate in the U.S. Senate continues on the SAVE America Act, and AMAC Action will continue to advocate for the passage of this vital legislation that would ensure that people who register to vote are US citizens, require photo voter ID to vote in a federal election, and require states to clean their voter rolls of noncitizens who may be registered. Contact your Senators, Republican or Democrat, and urge them to support this bill and encourage them to work with colleagues and act on growing bipartisan support. If you’ve already participated, spread the word to your friends and neighbors! Click here to learn more and contact your Senators.
Iowa HF 2601 – Stop Foreign Influence in Iowa Elections
This is a critical bill to ban foreign funding in ballot measure campaigns in Iowa. It has officially passed the Iowa House and is now in the Senate. HF 2601 protects Iowa’s ballot measure process by banning foreign nationals from directly or indirectly funding campaigns that influence state laws and constitutional amendments. This is a commonsense step to ensure Iowa voters—not outside interests—have the final say. If you live in Iowa, click here to learn more and to contact your Senators.
New York S4586 & S1155 – Help New York Seniors Stay in Their Homes
Together, these bills would help older New Yorkers remain in their homes, maintain financial stability, and avoid displacement due to rising property taxes. S4586 would allow New York City to freeze property tax increases for homeowners aged 65 and older, helping seniors maintain stable and predictable housing costs. S1155 would create a state-reimbursed property-tax exemption for homeowners aged 60 and older earning under $100,000, ensuring that eligible seniors receive tax relief while protecting local governments from revenue losses through state reimbursement. New York residents are encouraged to contact Senator Martinez, Chair of the State Senate Local Government Committee, and respectfully ask her to prioritize advancing S4586 and S1155 through committee so they can receive consideration by the full Senate. If you live in New York, click here to contact Senator Martinez.
Action ☆ Academy
What Will Power the AI Revolution?
In the 5-minute video What Will Power the AI Revolution?, Mark Mills, author of The Cloud Revolution and executive director of the National Center for Energy Analytics, explains how every major technological breakthrough, from the steam engine to the internet, has driven a surge in energy demand. Drawing on historical examples and economic trends, he makes the case that meeting AI’s massive power needs will require abundant, reliable energy sources and that innovation will continue to drive supply to meet that demand. PragerU is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes American values in short educational videos for people of all ages.
Person of the Week: Booker T. Washington
In 1856, Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in Franklin County, Virginia. After emancipation, he moved with his family to West Virginia, where at the age of nine, he began working in salt furnaces and coal mines. Washington pursued an education whenever and wherever he could and at the age of 16 attended the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Virginia, an institution founded and under the direction of the American Missionary Association. While attending school, he worked as a janitor for room and board, and his tuition was paid for by a benefactor. Washington graduated with honors in 1875 and became a teacher.
In 1881, Booker T. Washington was selected to head a new school, the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University). Starting with very limited resources, he built the school into a nationally respected institution that emphasized vocational training, discipline, and economic self-reliance. Later, he founded the National Negro Business League to promote Black entrepreneurship and economic advancement, reinforcing his belief that financial independence was key to long-term progress.
Washington became the most influential spokesman for Black Americans between 1895 and 1915, gaining national attention after his Atlanta Exposition address. He encouraged African Americans to focus on education, job skills, and economic progress, even as they faced segregation and limited civil rights. His views brought him into conflict with other Black leaders, most notably W. E. B. Du Bois, who argued for more immediate political and social equality. Despite these disagreements, Washington’s ideas dominated public discussion during his lifetime.
In addition to his educational work, Washington advised U.S. presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, and he was a gifted speaker and author, best known for his autobiography Up from Slavery. Though his approach to racial issues remains debated, he is widely remembered today as one of the most influential African American leaders and speakers of his era, leaving behind a lasting legacy in education and reform.
Learn More:
- Booker T. Washington Biography | HISTORY
- Founding Principal and First President – Dr. Booker T. Washington | Tuskegee University
- Booker T. Washington | American educator | Britannica
Class for March, April, and May
Public Policy from a Constitutional Viewpoint
Restoring self-government begins with renewing our understanding of the Constitution’s role in guiding public policy. In Hillsdale College’s 12-lesson, free online course Public Policy from a Constitutional Viewpoint, learn how the Founders designed the Constitution to limit government and protect natural rights, and how early Progressives later challenged those limits across many areas of public policy.
Quote of the Week
“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fight to save the America we love! If you’d like to become a volunteer AMAC Action Delegate, please contact us at (855) 809-6976 or [email protected].
