SCOTUS Obstruction, Millenials & Wages, Anti-LGBT Laws

Apr 7, 2016 · 1h 19m 21s
SCOTUS Obstruction, Millenials & Wages, Anti-LGBT Laws
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Michele L. Jawando guest hosts the show today. She is the Vice President for Legal Progress at American Progress. Previously, she served as general counsel and senior advisor to Sen....

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Michele L. Jawando guest hosts the show today. She is the Vice President for Legal Progress at American Progress. Previously, she served as general counsel and senior advisor to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), where she was responsible for a wide-ranging portfolio of policy issues pertaining to the federal judiciary and nominations; voting rights; women and labor issues; LGBT issues; education; telecommunications; technology; and ethics.

Here are the guests Michele interviewed along with the topics they discussed. (There were also callers dispersed throughout the show).

1. Lauren Victoria Burke, Contributing writer for NBCNews.com and TheRoot.com, and Tiffany Loftin, Organizer in the Civil Rights Dept at the AFL-CIO.

Michele, Lauren and Tiffany discuss Maryland's Democratic Senate primary between Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen. They also discuss the Republican Senate's obstruction of the President's Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, and the 'do-nothing Congress' in general.

Lauren Victoria Burke's Twitter handle is @LVBurke. Tiffany Loftin's Twitter handle is @TiffanyDLoftni.

2. Brendan V. Duke, Associate Director for Economic Policy at American Progress, and Layla Zaidane, Managing Director for Generation Progress

Michele, Brendan and Layla discuss Millennials, wages and the student loan debt crisis in America.

Brendan Duke's Twitter handle is @Brendan_Duke and Layla Zaidane's handle is @Layla_Says.

3. Laura Durso, Senior Director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project at American Progress, and Mara Keisling, Executive Director at the National Center for Transgender Equality.

Michele, Laura and Mara discuss North Carolina and Mississippi's new anti-LGBT laws, and how South Carolina is now proposing similar legislation.

Laura Durso's Twitter handle is @TheDursoIsIn and Mara Keisling's handle is @MaraKeisling.

4. Matt Sinovic, Executive Director at Progress Iowa, and Christine Stone, Co-Chair of "Why Courts Matter Pennsylvania."

Michele, Matt and Christine discuss the Republican-controlled Senate's obstruction of President Obama's supreme court nominee, Merrick Garland.

Matt Sinovic's Twitter handle is @Sinovic and Christine Stone's Twitter handle is @ChristineMStone.

Michele Jawando's Twitter handle is @MicheleJawando.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

(Image Credit: Associated Press)
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