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I discuss the history of the Democratic party, and the new policy agenda it laid out today.

Leslie interviews Emily Gee, Health Economist for the Health Policy team at the Center for American Progress.

They’re joined by callers as they discuss what the Senate GOP's successful 51-50 'motion to proceed' vote on Obamacare repeal means, and what happens next.

Prior to joining American Progress, Emily Gee was at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where she worked on implementation of the Affordable Care Act since 2013. As an economist in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, she supported the department’s outreach to uninsured individuals and authored numerous analyses on health coverage and the insurance exchanges.

Her Twitter handle is @EmilyG_DC and the website for the Center for American Progress is www.AmericanProgress.org.

Leslie is joined by Vien Truong, the new CEO of Dream Corps, which is a social justice accelerator that backs initiatives to close prison doors and open doors of opportunity for all. Truong will oversee Green For All, #YesWeCode and #Cut50 initiatives at Dream Corps.

She is a lawyer who is widely regarded as a top policy expert, progressive leader and strategist on economic development, workforce policies, clean energy, public finance and growing the green economy.

Dream Corps’ announcement runs counter to current trends in the non-profit industry. According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy only about a third of nonprofits similarly-sized are led by women. Additionally, the Nonprofit Quarterly reports that only seven percent of all nonprofit chief executives are people of color.

For Truong, Dream Corps’ work is deeply connected to her personal purpose. The youngest of 11 kids, Truong and her family came to the U.S. as refugees from Vietnam. They picked strawberries in the fields of Portland before establishing themselves in Oakland, California. Here, her family were unable to find work beyond sweatshops.

She has developed and fought vigorously on numerous energy, environmental, transportation, and economic policies and initiatives at the state, federal and local levels over the course of her career. She co-led efforts to drive billions of dollars in public investments for energy and community development programs in California, creating the largest fund in history for low income communities.

Vien has been recognized by President Obama’s White House as a Champion of Change for her work on climate equity. She has received several congressional, state, regional and local awards for her work advocating on behalf of those most vulnerable to poverty and pollution. Most recently, Vien addressed the European Union during its Green Week, highlighting the way forward for climate justice and building a green economy globally in the face of fierce opposition from our federal government.

Dream Corps' website is www.TheDreamCorps.org and their Twitter handle is @TheDreamCorps. Vien's handle is @viendetta.

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Nicole Sandler What's News - 07 - 25 - 2017 - The Motion To Proceed Edition by Progressive Voices

Jared Kushner, the son in law of the President, is testifying today about his treason. In the UK, parents give up on a baby, but, then, CHLORINATED CHICKEN? Really? Listen daily at 1200 PST at reallykarel.com and support the show at patreon.com/karel