EXPERTS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE: CAP Action Experts to Discuss Democratic National Convention
Washington, D.C. — The following experts from the Center for American Progress Action Fund will be available for comment next week during the Democratic National Convention:
- John Podesta, Chair of the Center for American Progress Action Fund
- Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress, Counselor to the Center for American Progress Action Fund
- Tom Perriello, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund
- Tara McGuinness, Executive Director for the Center for American Progress Action Fund
- Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow the Center for American Progress Action Fund
- Judd Legum, Vice President, Communications, and Editor in Chief of ThinkProgress
- Daniella Gibbs Leger, Vice President, American Values & New Communities for the Center for American Progress Action Fund
- Vanessa Cárdenas, Director, Progress 2050 for the Center for American Progress Action Fund
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 Mitt 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:
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
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:
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
LGBT community:
- 6 Questions for Mitt Romney on Gay and Transgender Equality
- Perpetuating Inequality
- Infographic: Civil Unions and the Two Mitt Romneys
To speak with our experts, please contact:
PRINT:
Katie Peters (Economy, education, or health care)
kpeters@americanprogressaction.org or 202.741.6285
Christina DiPasquale (Foreign policy and security, LGBT, or energy)
cdipasquale@americanprogressaction.org or 202.481.8181
Laura Pereyra (Ethnic media, immigration)
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
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