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09.24.21

The Leslie Marshall Show, What Young People Need to Know About Budget Reconciliation & Infrastructure Deals

On this week’s Generation Progress takeover of the Leslie Marshall Show, guest hosts Brent J. Cohen and Charlotte Hancock are joined by Madeline Shepherd, a director of government affairs at the Center for American Progress, for the first half of the…

09.09.21

The Leslie Marshall Show: Abortion Rights Under Attack

On the latest Generation Progress takeover of the Leslie Marshall Show, guest hosts Brent J. Cohen and Charlotte Hancock spoke with Jackie Blank, a federal legislative strategist and the Act for Women campaign manager at the Center for Reproductive Rights, and…

08.27.21

The Leslie Marshall Show: Young People and the ‘March On For Voting Rights’

On the Generation Progress takeover of the Leslie Marshall Show, guest hosts Edwith Theogene and Emily Leach are joined by Yasmine Guedalia, the March On for Voting Rights national partnerships coordinator with the Future Coalition, and Azalea Danes, the director of…

Advisories, Statements and Releases

08.24.21

STATEMENT: Passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4) Is a Step Forward for Democracy

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA). The VRAA is a landmark voting rights bill that would restore key protections from the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed race-based discrimination…

08.12.21

STATEMENT: Despite Senate Republicans Blocking Progress, Voting Rights Will Remain a Priority For Young People

After reaching historic levels of turnout in the 2020 election, young people in this country have remained active and invested in ensuring that our generations’ freedom to vote is protected. Since November, we have seen over 400 state bills that…

08.04.21

EVENT ADVISORY: Recess Can Wait—Our Democracy Can’t: Millennials & Gen Z

#RecessCanWait Friday, August 6, 2021 12-1:30pm ET Open to the press. Register or join here. This week, over a hundred state legislators left their homes, states, and families to come to the Capitol and call on the Senate to pass…