On tax day and FEC filing day (April 15, 2026), Dr. Cindy Banyai hosts Amanda Marie Green (AMG), a North Florida Democrat running for Congress in Florida’s 2nd District, the largest by land mass east of the Mississippi. Green shares her background as a military-family “Florida kid,” her career with a top USAID partner, and how the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID—along with difficulty reaching her congressman—helped drive her to run, even while pregnant and now as a new mother. She describes district priorities including hunger, rural healthcare access, and Black maternal health outcomes, argues for stronger constituent services and bringing federal dollars home, and discusses foreign bot influence on social media.

Learn more about AMG - https://www.amgforcongress.com/

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00:00 Show Intro Setup

01:59 Meet Amanda Green

03:16 Why She Is Running

05:25 USAID Cuts Fallout

09:07 Musk Inspector General

10:13 District Needs Platform

12:13 Democracy Stress Test

14:33 Hunger Healthcare Focus

16:14 Maternal Health Crisis

17:23 Constituent Services Plan

19:17 Cost Of Living Squeeze

20:36 Florida Built on Fraud

21:18 Rick Scott Named 22:19 Florida Save Act Fight

22:51 Corruption Headwinds Question

23:54 Economic Case Against MAGA

26:34 Reaching Disillusioned Voters

28:30 Foreign Bots and Social Media

31:17 Campaign Support and Volunteering

34:02 Why Small Dollar Donations Matter

35:03 Outro and Media Support