66th annual Washington Conference taking place March 1-4 and will include Legionnaires heading to Capitol Hill and National Commander Dan K. Wiley testifying before Congress.
Legionnaires from across the nation and world are heading to the nation’s capital this weekend for The American Legion’s 66th annual Washington Conference, where they will have the opportunity to meet face to face with their respective members of Congress. American Legion National Commander Dan K. Wiley will do the same when he addresses a joint hearing of both the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs on March 4.
In addition to attending various committee and commission meetings, members of The American Legion will head to Capitol Hill on March 3 to share the organization’s legislative priorities with their senators and representatives. A downloadable PDF of the Legion’s 2026 legislative agenda is available here to share with members of Congress.
On March 4, Wiley will head to the Dirksen Senate Office Building to share The American Legion’s legislative priorities with and answer questions from members of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs. Watch a live stream of Wiley’s testimony here.
Washington Conference attendees will hear from Wiley, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins and U.S. Sen. Angus King during the Commander’s Call at 3 p.m. ET March 2. The entire Commander’s Call will be live-streamed here.
The American Legion Veterans Small Business Task Force and strategic partners the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Military Hire also will host a defense industrial workforce summit during the Washington Conference. “Veterans and the Defense Industrial Workforce Summit: Strengthening the Defense Industrial Base through Veteran Small Business Integration” will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 3 at the Washington Hilton. Register for the summit here.
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