your institution the center for american progress tweeted earlier that the work is still far from over what do you want to see happen next the next step is for congress to pass the equality act it passed the house a year ago this bill would modernize our civil rights laws and it and comprehensive nondiscrimination protections in key areas of life for l.g.b. to keep people as well as for women who don't currently have sex discrimination protections in federally funded services or public accommodations this landmark piece of legislation is supported by over 70 percent of the american public across religious viewpoints ideological viewpoints political parties and it is long past time for congress to pass this important law you say it's long past time why do you think it's taken the us so long to get to this point. i mean it's a that's a very good question to hear advocates have been pushing for these changes for decades we are currently in the middle of our pride month which commemorates the birth of the modern l g b t rights movement which took place during the stonewall riots. so we've

research and communications project at the center for american progress she is in washington d.c. thanks for joining us sure eisa sexual orientation and gender identity is becoming this real political battleground in the united states right now so it could you just explain for us please how significant the decision is. this is a landmark victory for the l g t q community particularly for the transgender community this is the biggest legal victory that community has had in the history of this country and as you said we have seen attack after attack from the current administration on basic rights of algae to keep people from the planet protection to housing to a new health care rule that came out just friday claiming that algae to keep patients would be protected from discrimination in health care so the supreme court so firmly taking such a strong stance that prohibitions on sex discrimination and prohibit discrimination against people is it's remotely important for the rights in this country. not everyone is happy about what's happened today i just want to read a quote to you from

. >> host: let's hear from our senior policy analyst for early childhood policy at the center for american progress. he testified on childcare in the hearing and address the impact of covid-19 on childcareth facilities but let's take a look and come back to talk more. >> one third of the childcare workforce lost their jobs in april and those jobs may not sume back without a public investment. revenues have been decimated due to lower enrollment while operating costs associated with eopening have increased dramatically. without new federal fundsin to support the suitable infrastructure of childcare facilities we should expect diminished childcare supplies which could inhibit our economic recovery and to this point the center for megan progress just yesterday published an open letter to policymakers signed by 100 prominent [inaudible] who stated quote, the effective government response to childcare crisis will play a vital role in the reopening of a workplace. my sincere concern is that without major immediate and ongoing investments in our childcare infrastructure we ascould very well lose as much s

for the suit. >> donald trump's twin legacies, his failure to protect the american people from the coronavirus and to take healthcare protections away from american families. >> a study from the center for american progress estimates 23 million americans would lose healthcare plans if the act is repealed. a supreme court decision probably won't come until 2021. >>> an oakland mcdonald is to stay closed. the restaurant on telegraph avenue has been closed since may 26th when workers went on strike. last week, employees sued the owner after an outbreak that affected 35 people, including one employee's 10-month-old. the management didn't do enough, the employees say, from rising cases of coronavirus. >>> the owner of the franchise, michael smith, says, quote, we have worked tirelessly since march to enhance nearly 50 processes in our restaurants to put crew and customer safety and well-being as our highest priorities. >>> giving you a live look outside this afternoon, let's check the weather with mary lee with changes this weekend. mary. >> that's right, len. we are looking at cooler temperatures for the weekend. you can see those clouds along the coast. we are starting to catch some clearing around the bay.

i am the president of the center for american progress and i am thrilled to be moderating this vital conversation today. i can't think of a more timely moment to gather these distinguished from a recent leaders. i'm honored to be joined by the new york mayor, atlanta mayor and stockton mayor. i will say a few more words about them in a minute, but i want to really start by saying that we are gathering at a time where a lee are going through times of deep pain and anguish for so many americans. that has come to the floor in the last few, but it is a product of years in decades and centuries of equally and unfair treatment. the murder of george floyd, brianna taylor and many other black americans have shed a harsh light on this systemic racism that is pervasive in the country. the vaccines are on trial and medical professionals are working around. still so many people are suffering and dying. of the other this has riddled the country since birth and we have had decades to. the mayors are here joining us today and are on the front lines of how both of these diseases and challenges are l

with a former obama administration official ron davis and ed chung from the american -- center for american progress will discuss improvements to police as part of the 2020 innovations conference. >>> one san francisco neighborhood could become the new frontier for new housing. but residents aren't having it. coming up next in project home, the fight to keep new construction out. >>> sunny skies and our mount hamilton camera from the observatory. a very beautiful view. heatup inland this afternoon. what you can expect in your neighborhood coming up. >>> and it a slow ride out of the south bay as crews work to clear an injury crash out of lanes and i'll have details in the drive times >>> and taking a live look at downtown san jose where the city council has now voted to extend a moratorium on evictions. that is meant to help tenants facing hardship including job losses during the pandemic. supporters say the new measure is well timed and an attorney with the silicon valley law foundation says it's protecting the most vulnerable members of the community. the council voted unanimously this week to ext

becerra along with former obama administration official ron davis and ed chung from the center for american progresswill discuss improvements to policing as part of the 2020 innovations conference. oakland city leaders have aid proved a budget that trims about $2.5 million in funds the police department and a 5-1 vote they approved a plan. which also calls for some 911 calls to be diverted to mental health professionals instead of police. council member nicky porch that toe also approved a plan to defund the police. and she is not holding back. the woman fired off this tweet, this budget is a slap in the face to thousands of oaklanders who called on council to defund opd and invest in community. i don't support this and i voted no. proud to stand on right side of history. elections matter. >>> now and in california voters are now going to have the choice on whether to have -- restore affirmative action in california or not. the state senate has approved a measure for the ballot. to repeal prop 209. that was passed by voters in 1996 and it bans the consideration of race, gender and ethnicity in admis

rashid malik, a senior policy analyst at the center for american progress. who focus on childcare. next, we have ms. regina mcchristian, an essential worker at a chicago-area hospital and mother of a 2 1/2-year-old daughter. thank you, ms. mcchristian. doctor anders llaya samuel, dirt the northwest association and an expert in race equity and child development. and finally, i will recognize the ranking member to introduce our fourth witness. >> thank you again, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to introduce dr. jennifer sullivan who has served as the secretary of the indiana family and social services administration since january of 2017. she's also held the positions of deputy state health commissioner and director for health outcomes at the indiana state department of health and is also a professor of clinical emergency medicine and pediatrics at indiana's university school of medicine. she's been dedicated to building deliberate and effective delivery of health care and social services to hoosiers and is committed to strategic alignment across government and the private sector to improv

of the researchers behind the findings, vice president of early childhood policy at the center for american progressmm. she joins us now. katie, what is a child care desert and where are they found? >> so, child care deserts are areas of the country where there is not enough licensed child care to meet the needs of young children birth to 5 in the community. and in the u.s. we don't have a meaningful investment in -- public investment in child care. so when parents in a particular community don't have the resources to pay for child care and there is a lack of infrastructure, like in rural areas, we get child care deserts. >> well, that's children 0 to 5. but now that we're living with corona and there is no schools open, no camps in many states, how has this worsened the situation because kids in first grade, second grade, fifth grade, they can't be left alone and parents are getting sent back to work. >> right. so as states are starting to reopen, trying to reopen, we know that about a third of workers have children. and they cannot go back to work without child care. we have seen child care provid

to this point, the center for american progress yesterday published on open letter, to policy makersd by 100 prominent economists stating them a quote, "ineffective government response to the childcare crisis will play a vital role in the reopening of workplaces." -- myee and concern sincere concern is that without investment in our childcare infrastructure, we could lose as much as half of our country's childcare capacity. ultimately, we could be left with our childcare system only accessible for the privileged, limiting access for the children for whom the benefits of childcare are the greatest. we risk economically disastrous outcomes, as women take on more and more unpaid childcare duties and put their careers on hold or reduce their hours worked. host: isabel soto, he is saying that childcare will be greatly reduced available to only a few and lots of economic fallout from this. what is your take on all of this? guest: i think that is absolutely right. a lack ofn is that childcare is going to make it much harder for people to return to work. as much as we would like to see the v

my name is nera can don and i'm the president for the center of american progress.this vital conversation today. i really can't think of a more timely moment to gather these incredibly distinguished mayors and leaders. i'm honored to be joined by new york mayor ras baraka, and keisha lance bottom, and the phoenix mayor and the stockton mayor.

my name is nera can don and i'm the president for the center of american progress. and i'm really thrilled to be moderating this vital conversation today. i really can't think of a more timely moment to gather these incredibly distinguished mayors and leaders. i'm honored to be joined by new york mayor ras baraka, and keisha lance bottom, and the phoenix mayor and the stockton mayor. i'll say a few more words about them in a minute. i wanted to start just by saying that we are gathering at a time where we all as country, as these leaders in particular, are leading us as we go through moments of deep pain and anguish for so many americans. that has come to the floor in the last few weeks. a product of t is years and decades and even really centuries of unequal and unfair treatments. e murders of george floyd, breyonea taylor, ahmed arbery and many americans to shed light on systemic racism that is pervasive in our country. black people are not safe here not when they go out for a job, not when they go out to church, not even when they stay in their own home and they

for police reform and systemic racism. they also talk about the impact of the coronavirus. from the center of american progress, this is just over an hour. good afternoon everyone. i am the president and i am really thrilled to be moderating this vital conversation today. early can't think of a more timely moment together this incredibly distinguished mayors and leaders. i am honored to be joined by newark mayor and atlanta mayor,

for president. >> and just to be clear, the former vice president there was speaking to missouri democrats, not in missouri. joining me managing director of the american center for progressa. welcome to you both. we'll go ladies first, cleis th the message you want to hear and when does he need to be getting outside of delaware with this message? >> yesterday. this is absolutely a message that want to hear people speak frequently about the power of -- excuse me -- the black vote in this country and particularly the relationship between black people own the democratic party. he needs to go much further, much harder, much more quickly so that people understand that he is on board with the progress that we seek. i mean, we're going to have a tough election but beyond that once elected, should he be elected, we're not going to let up on accountability so important for him to get out and get that message across particularly for the white people and nonblack people of color who are also in a position where they are ready to act and tackle one of america's original sins. >> jesse, i'm curious. is joe biden the person to help deliver this important message on race? what are your

need to get ourselves out of the rut of the nostalgia for mid-center america and think as conservatives and progresses, a left and right and americans in general about what we want for the future and what we need build to get there. >> you identify yourself as a conservative. what does that mean to you sometime i'm other conservative. in fact a lot of my work has been about that question, what that means or what the left-right divide in american politics and the politics of fro societies is about. begins from an to the polling. my conservativism starts from the sense that human beings are born less than perfect, are born fallen, born broken, born twisted and we need to be formed before we can be free and that formation is done by the core institutions of our society, by family and community, by religion, by education, ultimately also by politics and culture, and so those institutions that are capable of that kind of formation ought to be valued, treasured, conserved. they have proven themselves theo be capable of providing generations what we need to be a free society and because i begin from the premise that is very difficult to do

for police reform and systemic racism. they also talk about the impact of the coronavirus. from the center of american progress, this is just over an hour. good afternoon everyone. i am the president and i am really thrilled to be moderating this vital conversation today. early can't think of a more timely moment together this incredibly distinguished mayors and leaders. i am honored to be joined by newark mayor and atlanta mayor, and stockton mayor. i will say a few more words about them in a minute. but he really wanted to start by saying that we are gathering at a time where all as a country, and in particular, leading us as we go through a moment of deep pain and anguish for so many americans. that has come to the floor the last few weeks that it is a product of years and decades and really even centuries of any cool and unfair treatment. the murders of george floyd, breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery and many other black americans have shed a harsh light on the systemic racism that is pervasive in our country. people are not safe here . now when they got their jobs are going to church, not even when they stay

center of american progress. i've heard a lot about food deserts. talk to me about child care deserts, where though kur aey o what means for families and communities?ested in taking a data-different approach to finding these child care deserts and identifying the families and communities most impacted. those include low and middle-income families predominantly. hispanic communities are really underserved by our pre-covid child care system and this is right now we see the child care system in danger of collapsing. parents need child care to get back to work and to, you know, kick start any hopes of an economic recovery. >> it's a racial an ethnic inequity and also a socioeconomic inequity. i have a map i wand to show our viewers. it show as lack of child care facilities in communities where there tend to be middle to working class families. why is that? >> yes. so most child care programs are just scrape be by. it is very costly to provide the service and without very much public funding at all, it's heavily reliant on parental fees. middle class neighborhoods, low-income communities, like you see on the map in detroit, san jose, predominantly asian

center for talent innovation, african-americans accounts for 3.2% of senior leadership roles. and this number is also largely unchanged over the last ten years. and so, ten years of talk with not a lot of progress. so, clearly we incorporate in the business community can do better and we need to do better. >> yeah. which is what makes this conversation all the more pressing today you're also on a member of the business round table that entity put out its mission or its statement around combatting racial inequality in the past week. when you talk about more that can be done n terms of the business community more broadly, what does that look like and how involved are you in those discussions with your fellow ceos and fellow leaders that are members of the business round table? >> yeah. i think it was a really important statement. the business round table took an important, i think, first step of really redefining the purpose of corporations. yes, we have responsibility to our shareholders, but we also have a broader responsibility to society. and that includes giving everyone an opportunity to participate. and especially those, i would say, who have been historically left out i would encourage ev

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and to this point, the center for american progress, just yesterday, published and on letter to policy makers, signed by 100 prominent economists who stated that, quote, effective government response to the child care prooifs crisis will play a vital role in the reopening of workplaces. without major immediate and ongoing investments in our child care infrastructure, we could very well lose as much as half hoff our country's child care capacity. ultimately, we could be left with a child care system that is only accessible for the privileged, limiting access for children for whom benefits of child care are the greatest. we risk economically disastrous outcomes as women take on more and more unpaid child care duties and put their careers on hold or reduce their hours worked. >> so isabel soto, he's saying that child care will be a greatly reduced, available to only a few and lots of economic fallout from all this. what's your take on all this? >> i think that's absolutely right. the concern is that a lack of child care is going to make it much harder for people to return to work. so as m