AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT: CAP Action Experts to Discuss Presidential Debate

Washington, D.C. — Today, the following experts from the Center for American Progress Action Fund are available to discuss the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney:

• Neera Tanden, Counselor, Center for American Progress Action Fund; President, Center for American Progress
• Tom Perriello, President and CEO, Center for American Progress Action Fund
• Tara McGuinness, Executive Director, Center for American Progress Action Fund
• Judd Legum, Vice President, Communications; Editor in Chief, ThinkProgress
• Daniella Gibbs Leger, Vice President, American Values & New Communities, Center for American Progress Action Fund
• Vanessa Cárdenas, Director, Progress 2050 Action

To speak with our experts, please contact:

PRINT:
Katie Peters: kpeters@americanprogressaction.org or 202.741.6285

ETHNIC MEDIA:
Laura Pereyra: lpereyra@americanprogressaction.org or 202.741.6258

TV:
Lindsay Hamilton: lhamilton@americanprogressaction.org or 202.741.6250

RADIO:
Anne Shoup: ashoup@americanprogressaction.org or 202.481.7146

Related resources:

The following analyses, authored by CAP Action experts, have been released as part of CAP Action’s Romney U series. The series aims to inform voters about the true impact of Republican presidential candidate Gov. Romney’s policy proposals.

Economic policy:

• The Romney Economic Agenda and Its Effect on the Middle Class and Growth
• The Romney-Ryan Economic Vision
• Romney’s Fiscal Agenda for the 1 Percent
• The Real Cost of Romney-Ryan: You Pay More So They Pay Less
• 10 Questions for Mitt Romney on Poverty and Opportunity in America

Health care:

• Increased Costs During Retirement Under the Romney-Ryan Medicare Plan
• Romneycare Versus Obamacare
• The Truth About Gov. Romney’s Medicare and Medicaid ‘Reforms’
• Why Mitt Romney is a Threat to Women’s Health

Energy:

• Three Climate And Energy Debate Questions For Mitt Romney And Barack Obama
• The Romney-Ryan Energy Vision Rigs the System for Big Oil

K-12 and higher education:

• Romney’s Paltry Education Plan
• Infographic: Obama v. Romney: K-12 Education
• The Ryan Budget’s Pell Grant Cuts Put College out of Reach for Low-Income Students
• Romney Too Extreme for the Millennial Generation

Immigration:

• The Consequences of Legalization Versus Mass Deportation (Center for American Progress)

Women’s issues:

• Mitt Romney: Bad for Women
• Why Mitt Romney Is a Threat to Women’s Health

Communities of color:

• The Impact of Mitt Romney’s Policies on Essential Programs for People of Color
• How the Romney-Ryan Ticket Hurts Latinos
• Romney’s Latino Problem

Gay and transgender community:

• 6 Questions for Mitt Romney on Gay and Transgender Equality
• Perpetuating Inequality
• Infographic: Civil Unions and the Two Mitt Romneys

Foreign policy and defense:

• Do We Want to Live in Romney’s or Obama’s World?
• The Number’s Don’t Add Up on Mitt Romney’s Defense Budget
• The Bush-Cheney Foreign Policy Reunion Yearbook

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