One Year Later: is Washington Delivering on its Promises of Change?

A year after an election that drew record numbers of young people to the polls, how do youth feel about Congress and the administration?

During a November 3 press call, members of several youth-led organizations identified areas of progress but cautioned that we've got a long way to go. Rock the Vote has the full report.

CFK was in on the November 3 call. As the young activists spoke, they also used Twitter to share their main points. Here's what they "tweeted":

• Health care: Must pass [healthcare] w/public option, subsidies, no discrim, no 'insurance in name only'
• Climate/Energy:Meaningful climate legislation is still possible in '09 and we can lead in Copenhagen
• Higher education: Obama/House put students over banks w/SAFRA,
  Senate must pass SAFRA & Congress must pass Dream Act
• Gay rights: Historic LGBT legislation & policies=good start, but ENDA, DADT, lots more to do
• Veterans: DC delivers VA reform, mental health, stop loss; need more on homeless, jobs, female health care
• Immigration: Immigration reform undone, need pathway to citizenship & DREAM Act, civil rights struggle of our time
• Jobs/economy: Youth unemployment nearly 2x nat'l avg, stimulus was start but need jobs bill for youth