The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office has more than $40 billion in authority to finance innovative clean energy projects and advanced technology vehicles manufacturing.

Mark McCall, the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office Executive Director, discusses how the federal government’s financing is accelerating clean energy technology development, the types of programs that receive funding, and how to apply for loans and loan guarantees from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Kirsten Gillibrand joins a conference call with business leaders from across the country to discuss the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act.

The FAMILY Act would create a national family and medical leave insurance program. Qualified workers would be able to receive partial income for up to 12 weeks so that they can stay at home to take care of a newborn, sick loved one, or to tend to their own serious medINVITE: Join our conf. call with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrandical needs. The program would be self-funded by small employee and employer payroll contributions, similar to health or dental insurance.

Senator Gillibrand talks about how the program would work—specifically, how it would affect businesses of different sizes, their employees, and the economy as a whole—and take your questions.

Current laws about email privacy are two decades old. Bipartisan legislation, passed unanimously by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year, would modernize these rules so that a government agency must get a warrant to search Americans’ online communications or data in cloud storage. The bill, now awaiting action in the Senate, would close an outdated loophole allowing authorities to obtain data older than 180 days without a judicial warrant.

Rep. Jared Polis (Colo., 2) is the founder of several startups and tech companies and the co-author of the Email Privacy Act. In this episode, he talks with business leaders about how the bill would affect American businesses and answer your questions.

USDA Acting Deputy Secretary Michael Scuse discusses recent changes to import and export policies with Cuba, specifically for the U.S. agricultural industry.

Are you thinking about expanding your business overseas? The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. government’s development finance institution, provides financial products such as loans and guaranties, political risk insurance, and support for investment funds to help American businesses expand into emerging markets. OPIC President and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Littlefield discusses the services OPIC offers.

In this episode, Steve Case talks about his new book The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future.

Steve discusses his theories about how rapid advances in technology will transform sectors like health, education, transportation, energy, and food. He also shares lessons he's learned as an entrepreneur, starting AOL and building it to one of the largest companies in the world.

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman discusses the findings of the United States International Trade Commission’s report on the likely impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on American small businesses.

Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Dr. Meena Seshamani, Director of the Office of Health Reform join a call with business leaders to discuss insurance costs, delivery system reform, and how the public and private sectors can work together to improve the cost and quality of health care.

The Commerce Department announced that GDP increased at an annual rate of 0.5 percent in the first quarter of 2016.

Commerce Department Chief Economist Dr. Ellen Hughes-Cromwick and PGIM Managing Director Ed Keon discuss what the numbers mean for the economy and for American businesses.

Mark Walsh, Associate Administrator for Investment and Innovation at the U.S. Small Business Association discusses resources to help small businesses and startup access the outside capital they need to grow.