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07.10.19

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The Leslie Marshall Show: Ending Migrant Detention Camps; Citizenship Census Question

Today GP discusses two important topics. The first topic is the border detention camps run by the Trump administration. The second topic is the citizenship question that the Trump administration is trying to have added to the 2020 U.S. Census.

06.29.19

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Democrat 2020 Candidates Promote Plans to Relieve Student Loan Debt

This week saw the long-due recognition of student loan debt as a real crisis afflicting America, says Democratic strategist Brent J Cohen. Democrat 2020 Candidates Promote Plans to Relieve Student Loan Debt

06.28.19

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Robert Emmons Takes On Rep. Bobby Rush In 1st District

At 26, Robert Emmons of Chicago is out to prove he can take on political powerhouse Rep. Bobby Rush and win his 1st District Congressional seat. Emmons, 26, has worked with Sen. Dick Durbin to research background on increasing the national…

Advisories, Statements and Releases

06.12.19

RELEASE: How To Address the $1.5 Trillion in Current Student Loan Debt

Washington, D.C. — As college costs skyrocket and student loan debt tops $1.5 trillion, college affordability has become a hot-button issue nationwide, prompting policymakers and candidates alike to consider ways to address the growing affordability gap. But along with tackling…

06.04.19

STATEMENT: Brent J. Cohen on What the House Passage of the American Dream and Promise Act Means to Young People

Washington, D.C. – This evening, the House of Representatives passed the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6). H.R. 6 provides vital, permanent protections—including a pathway to citizenship—for 2.5 million Dreamers and holders of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred…

05.31.19

STATEMENT: Generation Progress Network Members Stop Trump Administration Criminal Justice Reform Rollback Attempt

Washington, D.C. — This week, the Trump administration’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) backpedaled a proposal that would have required federal job applicants to disclose whether they had previously participated in a diversion program. Diversion programs allow people accused of…