Young Voters Must Engage Lawmakers More, Says Advocate

Matthew Segal, President and co-founder of the group, Our Time, explains why the petition for Congress to return needs to come from young people, such as those who make up his organization (00:44)

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Youth digging themselves in a hole

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

This afternoon at a discussion on a new health and financial site called Qvisory, Anna Greenburg, the Senior Vice President of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, said that younger people are suffering worse from the economic situation than older people. Greenburg said that even though this recession is affecting everybody, the way it affects young people has the potential impact to affect what their financial lives look like 20, 30 and 40 years from now. (01:16)
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Young people more open to improving domestic partner benefits

At a hearing on domestic partner benefits, John Podesta, President of the Center for American Progress, notes the increased involvement of young people. Senator Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) agrees and notes that Congress is a mirror to the people. (0:50)
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