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August 29, 2019 Advocate Teleconference Recap Welcome AMAC Action Advocate Teleconference August 29, 2019 Eastern Time Call-in Options: 10:00 AM 1:00 PM 4:00 PM https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/422672189 United States: +1 (224) 501-3412
August 29, 2019 Advocate Teleconference Recap
AMAC Action Advocate Teleconference August 29, 2019 Eastern Time Call-in Options: 10:00 AM 1:00 PM 4:00 PM https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/422672189 United States: +1 (224) 501-3412 Access Code: 422-672-189
be provided following our call
when we get to those areas of the presentation. The administrator will unmute any attendees with questions or comments
Chat feature:
throughout the presentation
feature Once we open the floor for sharing best practices and questions, you will be asked to send us a chat. Type one of the following:
Congressional Meetings in Your District Please make sure to notify us if you have scheduled a Congressional meeting in your District ….Even if the meeting is with a staffer and not the Congressman ….Even if you just stop-in to say hello, bring donuts, drop off magazines etc. It is very important to notify us of any local touch of a Congressional District office (telephone call or email)
Events in Your District Please notify us if you have scheduled an event such as a Town Hall, Meet & Greet etc. ▪ We are here to help you in successful planning ▪ We can assist you with managing RSVP’s ▪ The more lead time you could provide in advance of these events helps us ensure timely invitations
When sending emails to AMAC Action Staff: ▪ Please include your Congressional District or Chapter name in the subject line of your emails to us. This helps us route your email more efficiently ▪ We recommend separating your personal email accounts from your AMAC Action efforts. This will help prevent important emails from getting lost in a large inbox of personal emails
For those still using an email address with “AMAC” in the email identity. Those must be changed. ▪ This is important because our advocates are volunteers and we need to steer clear
Action ▪ We suggest this format: Name, State, District, Position @ ▪ Here are some example email addresses we suggest for managing your AMAC Action role jsmithFL11chapter@gmail.com bjonesNY02delegate@gmail.com Thank you to those that have already changed their emails!
Remember you are not authorized to create your own Facebook page
you. If you are interested in managing a Facebook page for your Chapter, please send us an email Chapters@amacaction.org
We have a new link for ordering all advocate business cards: https://amacaction.org/business-cards/
▪ The new Advocacy Resources Tool is soon to launch www.amacaction.org ▪ This is a password protected portal to access helpful resources and support materials ▪ This portal is exclusively accessible only to our Delegates and Chapter Leaders ▪ Password for logging in for the first time: Advocate2019* ▪ For the initial launch, all Advocate will use this common password. However, you will be able to create a personalized password once the system is completely set up. Your username will be your email address that is on file.
Some of the resources that will be available include:
Important considerations when scheduling Chapter Meetings and Events when the invited guest speaker(s) are candidates running for public office ▪ Remember, AMAC and AMAC Action are nonpartisan organizations ▪ We need to work with both sides of the aisle to get strategic legislation past
▪ AMAC Action does not actively work for, on behalf of, or endorse any political party or candidate in their campaign for public office ▪ AMAC Action does support candidates’ proposals, bills, efforts, ideas, policies, and initiatives that reflect conservative values ▪ AMAC members and volunteers may work as private citizens on campaigns, but not in their capacity as an AMAC or AMAC Action representative
▪ When scheduling a Chapter Meeting with a guest speaker that will be promoting their candidacy for public office, it is very important to invite and offer this platform to competing candidates as well ▪ Please be sure to send an email invitation to other major party candidates ▪ We are developing very specific instructions to assist you with this and will provide the appropriate verbiage and tools for you to use in the email invitations to the candidates
▪ August 30, 2019 – Candidate Forum for Attorney General of Kentucky Being held in AMAC’s new Louisville office presented by Chapter Leaders Darlene Rufra and Sue Lee and our own Andy Mangione ▪ September 3, 2019 – Candidate Forum for Congress for New Mexico 2nd District being held and New Mexico MNSU Campus. Thank you to our Delegate and Chapter Leader Kay Youngman ▪ September 3, 2019 – Town Hall event for Representative David Joyce of Ohio’s 14th District. Being held at Solon Community Center, Solon, OH. Thank you to our Delegate Bobbi Sommer
▪ September 5, 2019 – Nursing Home presentation by Larry Weiss with Elder Advisers, being held in our new Louisville office ▪ September 6, 2019 – Voter Registration Training Seminar being held in our new Louisville office ▪ September 10, 2019 – Candidate Forum for Georgia 6th Congressional District being held at Cobb Mountain View Library ▪ September 14, 2019 – Lincoln Dinner in Mount Dora, FL attended by Regional Rep. Jim Alexander
▪ September 19, 2019 – Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom Annual Fundraising Celebration Dinner. Will be attended by Byron Fedie Delegate for MN-03 Keith Kiefer, MN-06 and Regional Rep. John Whelan ▪ September 24, 2019 – Candidate Forum for Kentucky Secretary of State being held at our new Louisville office
for Your Brain and Body” in our new Louisville office
Adult Needs” in our new Louisville office
Louisville Chapter
Action is very important for our brand and our overall message
flyers, banners, business cards etc.) that are provided by AMAC Action
so our legal and creative team can review in order to confirm proper messaging and files types are being used
furthering the AMAC mission and conservative ideals because it really begins with you – all politics is fundamentally local.
and members and their staff that really provide the basis by which AMAC in Washington can succeed.
spear.
The firm is called Schoening Strategies. Palmer Schoening and Alex Ayers are working with us on the AMAC priorities.
it happen
and Alex Ayers continue to meet with members of Congress on The Hill to garner additional co-sponsors. Overall the bill is receiving positive responses. We anticipate a number of new cosponsors signing on to the legislation over the coming weeks as a result of all of this activity
consideration, for introduction of our Social Security Guarantee (SSG) and Social Security Plus (SS+) Initiatives.
particularly the Social Security Guarantee in the Senate. Congress returns from recess on September 9th; they have been out for about 6 weeks.
860 which was sponsored by Rep. John Larson who Chairs the Social Security Subcommittee. They have a substantial number of sponsors including most of the Democrats in the House. The belief is, the bill must be a bipartisan if there is going to be any chance of passage.
Subcommittee and will be redoing that to the full committee as a compromise measure to incorporate the better provisions of the Larson bill, those that were proposed by former Rep. Sam Johnson who Chaired that committee and who has since retired, and the key elements of our SSG. We will see.
With respect to major legislation Congress is going to have to deal with, the appropriations to keep the government funded
rather than a single year
With respect to the administration:
rules.
included in that calculation so that when your assets grow, let’s say from 1980 to 2019 and you cashed them in, your capital gains tax is on that overall growth.
that the President should apply the CPI so there is a true measure in terms of calculating what the actual appreciation is. In other words, take the CPI out of it and that reduces the actual amount of the capital gain and reduces the amount
Tax Reform, sent a Washington Post op-ed out that will be included in the AMAC
President to pull the switch and correct this. We don’t need the Congress to do that.
Also, we have been working with the Administration to get them to embrace our H.R. 856 Physician Pro Bono Care Act as one very doable health care bill that can have significant impact to the nation’s poor and also reduce the amount of outlays in terms of Medicaid which is really out of control right now. We continue to press on this.
Convention of States initiative which continues to gain attention.
convention to focus on specific changes or Amendments to the Constitution. Three-quarters of the states must approve whatever comes out of the
call a Convention, Congress then calls the Convention. The Agenda is supposed to be strictly limited to certain key elements like budget control, tax control, term limits and those kinds of things.
the counterpoints against it which have arisen primarily over fear of a runaway Convention. In our opinion, that is not likely because it takes 38 States to approve. That is a very difficult and complex process.
Efforts to bypass the Electoral College as a Constitutional issue
popular vote which would mean the populous States would fundamentally control the Presential selection
Constitution and that we are the United States of America and we need to preserve the rights of all states to be involved in the selection of the President rather than deferring that to New York and California
those, and we are on the alert!
Andy Mangione – Ohio Valley Regional Rep Report (Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee)
counterparts:
John Whelan - Upper Midwest Regional Rep Report (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa) ▪ August 13-14 in Iowa 03: ▪ Iowa State Fair with Delegate and Chapter Leader Ken Smith ▪ Westside (Des Moines) Conservative Club where embattled Rep. Steve King was guest speaker ▪ Met with Iowans for Tax Relief (IFTR) with Delegate Ken Smith to discuss mutual advocacy through the Iowa 03 AMAC Chapter ▪ August 20 in Minnesota 01 - Lunch with Your Congressman Event for Rep. Jim Hagedorn ▪ August 27 in Minnesota 08 - District visit to Rep. Pete Stauber by Delegate Debbie Gaustad ▪ September 4 in Wisconsin 06 - District visit Rep. Glenn Grothman with Delegate Marvin Wagner ▪ September 19 in Minneapolis, CCHF Health Freedom dinner and AMAC table with MN 03 Delegate Byron Fedie and MN 06 Delegate Keith Kiefer
Jim Alexander – Southeast Regional Rep Report (Florida, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina)
in their District.
Congressman Brian Mast and his staff. On Friday I will be meeting with another Delegate, Steve Laine.
Congressman Bradley Byrne
questions, you will be asked to send us a chat. Type one of the following:
questions from those on the phone only.
▪ AMAC Action Staff will prepare presentation folders for you to leave with your Congressman for your District office meeting. ▪ Please let us know 2 weeks prior to your scheduled meeting and we will mail those to you. ▪ Scott Kosterz, WI-01: Recommends going to your county fair and visit the Republican party tent. It’s an opportunity to stay in front of key people, shake hands, and meet and greet. Don’t be shy about inviting local political figures to chapter meetings. ▪ Jack Thomas, NJ-04: Recently became a delegate, called the congressional office and left a message requesting a meeting. The call was returned from the District Director (whom is equivalent to Chief of Staff) and a meeting was set. “How easy was that?” ▪ Lee Elliott, NV-02: He will be speaking with state legislator regarding Bill AB401 requiring residents to register their motor vehicles and to turn in the odometer reading for potential taxation on mileage. Suggests speaking to state legislator to get involved in community and local level. Put a label on the back of your business card listing chapter meeting times.
was in attendance and because she met with him previously, he remembered her. The point is multiple touches are critical in developing a relationship with your congressmen. Suggests inviting local groups such as Alzheimer’s Association to present at a chapter meeting.
from congressman to schedule a Town Hall. Initially, she got it scheduled but it was too short notice to successfully market the event for good attendance; had to cancel but she kept pursuing. Persistence paid off! It is a mutual beneficial opportunity to do an event for AMAC members because representative can gain additional support as these members
Scott Kosterz, WI-01: How can they add branding more effectively at meetings? Would like to have an AMAC Action banner for photos with congressman. AMAC Action will provide PDF artwork with a variety of poster size options, 11” x 17”, 18” x 24” or 24” x 36” to print at a local Office Depot or Staples. The specifications for the poster will be included in the resources section of the website. You cannot alter
Don Colongeli, NY-22: Who is the Regional Rep for the Northeast region? We do not have one, we are focusing on implementing Regional Reps nationwide. Howard Conway, TN-03: Will there be training for the new website? Yes, we’re planning a training session once the website is launched.
Peter Sheff, ME-02: What is the difference between a Town Hall/Meet & Greet and a Candidate Forum? A Town Hall/Meet & Greet is when the congressman is invited to speak to their constituents. When there is a Candidate Forum, you need to invite both parties running for the position via email so there will be a record of it if one of the parties decides not to attend. This will be a special topic in our September’s Teleconference Call. Do we send emails to both types of events? Yes, and we’d like 4-5 weeks of lead time. Jack Thomas, NJ-04: Security for meetings? The congressional office had a concern about heckler distractors attending. Let the office know they will be in front of a friendly audience of AMAC members. The local congressional offices are used to handling security, but we recommend asking if they will be taking care of it. What is the feedback from H.R. 856 support? Overall from the conservative members
Paul Buckwalter, PA-11: Where will next year’s convention be held? We are thinking it may be in Orlando, several venues are being vetted as we speak. We hope to make a formal announcement by our next Teleconference call. Randy Fischer, FL-03: Will there be an AMAC Action app for iPhone/iPad for triggering messages to Congress or staff, order business cards, etc. We will look into it after the website completion. We would love to step up technology four our Advocates to use internally.
Barb Schwerman, KS-04: AARP magazines are in doctor offices. The doctor(s) may be AARP member(s) or patients may be bringing them in. We currently send magazines to various doctor offices and other businesses such as chiropractors, barber shops, libraries, and churches. It is a good practice to leave your magazine at your local doctor office. If you would like to distribute magazines, please notify us of where you’d like to leave them and how many you’d like to receive. Are we allowed to have a speaker from a local Convention of States to speak at a Chapter meeting? Yes, it must be educational in nature to simply inform chapter members about this constitutional provision. The speaker should not promote or discourage, must be a neutral discussion.
Gary Henderson, GA-06: Postcards are being discontinued after 2 mailings and shifting to email? The purpose of mailing postcards was to help get your chapter
We will be putting a link in events section on the AMAC website for only Delegates and Chapter Leaders to know when and where meetings are being held. We need to ensure we provide a friendly audience as these events are by invitation only to AMAC Members and their likeminded conservative friends. These events are not
Diana Gallagher, NC-02: Along with creation of marketing and handout materials, do you also provide a supply of them to Delegates/Chapters for the event? If so, how many can we expect? Please reach out to us to request marketing materials. We prefer to manage these materials on an as-needed basis.
▪ Please mark your calendars for our next Teleconference Webinar: September 26, 2019 (10:00 AM, 1:00 PM or 4:00 PM Eastern Time) ▪ Webinar Access Credentials will change each month, including: ▪ Webinar Access Link ▪ Call-in Phone Number ▪ Access Code ▪ You will receive a new invitation prior to the next call with the new access credential information
▪ For general questions, requests, needs or if you are just not sure who to contact, please send an email to – info@amacaction.org ▪ For anything Delegate specific – delegates@amacaction.org ▪ For anything Chapter specific – chapters@amacaction.org ▪ AMAC Action phone number for all Advocates, please use 855-809-6976