Our guest host today is Maggie Thompson of 'Generation Progress', a national organization that works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. (On Twitter: @maggiekthompson)
Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by.
1. Battle for control of the CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau), and what’s at stake for the countless Americans it currently protects
Guest: Joe Valenti, Director of Consumer Finance for the Center for American Progress
Tweets: @moneyjoev
2. The urgent need to pass the DREAM Act as the fate of 800,000 young Americans lies in the hands of Congress after President Trump unnecessarily axed DACA earlier this year
Guest 1: Claudia Flores, DREAMer and Immigration Campaign Manager at the Center for American Progress
Tweets: @claudsDC
Guest 2: Maria Praeli, Immigration Policy Associate for FWD.us
Tweets: @MariaPraeli
The website for 'Generation Progress' is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter handle is @GenProgress.