The Mega-Budget Plan Gets Approved: What’s Ahead

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9
PROGRAM #10830 12:00 PM PT

The Mega-Budget Plan Gets Approved: What’s Ahead. 

Trump’s plan for massive tax exemptions and huge cuts to social spending barely passed the Senate, saved by Vice President Vance’s vote. The proposal reached the House, where it was approved by only four votes. Reporters and analysts provide coverage on the dramatic outcome of these pivotal moves and debates.

Guests: Jose Lopez Zamorano, Correspondent, Washington, DC; Laura Rodríguez, Vice President for Government Affairs, Center for American Progress, Washington, DC.

Youth in the Shadow of Unemployment. Recent graduates are leaving college to face the most challenging job market in over a decade, with sky high unemployment rates. What does this mean for the future of the younger generation? Will the economic situation improve, or will it continue to worsen? How do young people see their future in a world with skyrocketing unemployment and economic uncertainty? What are their hopes, fears, and expectations for the coming years?

Guest: Ruth E. Pacheco, Executive Director, Integrated Industry Partnerships and Career Readiness, Florida International University, Miami, FL.

SCOTUS and the Citizenship Case. The Supreme Court’s decision blocking federal judges’ rulings from having nationwide effect has left open the possibility that birthright citizenship could be denied to many in certain states by Trump’s orders. However, it also allows those challenging the executive order to halt it through class action lawsuits. Some have rushed to file class action lawsuits. How can they ensure the court will allow plaintiffs to sue collectively? What barriers do these types of lawsuits face? Why did the Court take up a case widely seen as fringe?

Guest: Helena Olea, Attorney and Deputy Director, Alianza Americas, Chicago, IL.

Photo: Scrumshus/Wikimedia Commons

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