Primaries, Flint, Voting Rights, Trump Speech and Syria with Igor Volsky
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Igor Volsky, Deputy Director for the Center for American Progress Action Fund, guest hosts the show today. Here are the guests that Igor interviewed along with the topics they discussed....
show moreHere are the guests that Igor interviewed along with the topics they discussed.
1. Benton Strong, Managing Director of Communications for Center for American Progress Action Fund and Alice Ollstein, Political Reporter at Think Progress.
Igor, Benton and Alice discuss the Democratic and Republican primary elections being held in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, and Rhode Island tomorrow.
Benton's Twitter handle is @BentonStrong and Alice's handle is @AliceOllstein.
2. Tracey Ross, Associate Director for Poverty to Prosperity Program at the Center for American Progress.
Igor and Tracey discuss recent news in the Flint water crisis, including the political stunt by embattled Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to drink Flint tap water for 30 days.
Tracey's Twitter handle is @TraceyLRoss.
3. Rebecca Vallas, Managing Director for the Poverty to Prosperity Program at American Progress.
Igor and Rebecca discuss over 200,000 Virginians, who were convicted of a felony and served their time, having their right to vote restored. The executive order by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe effectively overturns a Civil War-era provision in the state’s Constitution aimed, he said, at disenfranchising African-Americans.
Rebecca's Twitter handle is @RebeccaVallas.
4. Brian Katulis, a Senior Fellow at American Progress, where his work focuses on U.S. national security strategy and counterterrorism policy.
Igor and Brian preview Donald Trump's foreign policy speech coming up this Wednesday. They also discuss President Obama's move to send an additional 250 U.S. special operations forces to Syria to help train and assist local forces in the fight against ISIS.
Brian's Twitter handle is @Katulis.
Igor Volsky's Twitter handle is @IgorVolsky.
The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.
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