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Opportunity Agenda hosted by the Joint Economic Committee Democrats furthers the conversation on building an economic future for American families with equal opportunity to succeed.

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    • Aug 22, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 5 EPISODES


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    Episode 7: Examining What’s at Stake With the CFPB

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018


    Today, Joint Economic Committee Democrats launched the seventh episode of “Opportunity Agenda,” a podcast that furthers the conversation on how to build an economic future where all American families have a fair shot at getting ahead. Episode 7, “Examining What’s at Stake With the CFPB,” looks at the actions that the Trump administration have taken at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that are harming consumers, instead of protecting them as the agency is charged to do. The podcast comes ahead of today’s Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on the president’s nominee for CFPB director, Kathy Kraninger.  

    Episode 6: Investing in the Rural Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018


      Episode 6 features Karla Thieman, former chief of staff for the United States Department of Agriculture and current member of the Russell Group, and Terry Brunner, former USDA Rural Development state director for New Mexico and current chief program officer and founder of Grow New Mexico. In the podcast, they discuss rural housing, infrastructure, health care and other important issues to rural areas in the United States.  

    Episode 5: Examining the GOP Tax Scam on Tax Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2018


    Today, Joint Economic Committee Democrats launched the fifth episode of “Opportunity Agenda,” a podcast that furthers the conversation on how to build an economic future where all American families have a fair shot at getting ahead. Episode 5, “Examining the GOP Tax Scam on Tax Day,” includes a discussion of how the Republican tax law disproportionately benefits executives and wealthy shareholders instead of helping those most in need.

    Episode 4: Reflecting on Trump's First Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018


    Listen to the Joint Economic Committee Democrats' new episode of “Opportunity Agenda,” a podcast that furthers the conversation on how to build an economic future where all American families have a fair shot at getting ahead. Episode 4, “Reflecting on Trump's First Year,” looks back on how Trump's first year in office failed working Americans, and looks forward at opportunities for bipartisan progress in the year ahead. The episode features Sarah Binder, a Senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, and Michele Jawando, Vice President of Legal Progress at the Center for American Progress.

    Episode 3: Debunking the GOP Tax Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017


    Listen to the Joint Economic Committee Democrats' new episode of “Opportunity Agenda,” a podcast that furthers the conversation on how to build an economic future where all American families have a fair shot at getting ahead. Episode 3, “Debunking the GOP Tax Plan,” unpacks the Republican proposal that would give massive tax breaks to the wealthy at the expense of working Americans. The episode features Seth Hanlon, senior fellow at The Center For American Progress and former special assistant to President Obama for economic policy at the White House National Economic Council.

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