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On @cnbc.com's Squawk Box, ESP Board Chair and Co-founder @c-hughes.bsky.social describes the industrial policy we need:
“Give an institution a clear mission, and work with Congress to streamline that, rather than just do one deal here or there because your buddy called you up.”
“Give an institution a clear mission, and work with Congress to streamline that, rather than just do one deal here or there because your buddy called you up.”
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
On @cnbc.com's Squawk Box, ESP Board Chair and Co-founder @c-hughes.bsky.social describes the industrial policy we need:
“Give an institution a clear mission, and work with Congress to streamline that, rather than just do one deal here or there because your buddy called you up.”
“Give an institution a clear mission, and work with Congress to streamline that, rather than just do one deal here or there because your buddy called you up.”
Congressional Republicans’ cuts to ACA subsidies and Medicaid will make healthcare more expensive for 22M Americans. ESP’s @mtkonczal.bsky.social broke down what’s at stake on CSPAN. WATCH 👇
October 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Congressional Republicans’ cuts to ACA subsidies and Medicaid will make healthcare more expensive for 22M Americans. ESP’s @mtkonczal.bsky.social broke down what’s at stake on CSPAN. WATCH 👇
1/ Most people are not judging the state of the economy by GDP—they’re judging it by the cost of their weekly groceries or rent.
We’re living through an affordability crisis, and today, we’re releasing a framework to help make sense of this reality + chart a different path forward.
We’re living through an affordability crisis, and today, we’re releasing a framework to help make sense of this reality + chart a different path forward.
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
1/ Most people are not judging the state of the economy by GDP—they’re judging it by the cost of their weekly groceries or rent.
We’re living through an affordability crisis, and today, we’re releasing a framework to help make sense of this reality + chart a different path forward.
We’re living through an affordability crisis, and today, we’re releasing a framework to help make sense of this reality + chart a different path forward.
Childcare isn’t just a family issue. Sky-high costs ripple across the economy, hurting businesses, shrinking local economies, and forcing parents (mostly women) out of the workforce, explains ESP President @nataliefoster.bsky.social.
September 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Childcare isn’t just a family issue. Sky-high costs ripple across the economy, hurting businesses, shrinking local economies, and forcing parents (mostly women) out of the workforce, explains ESP President @nataliefoster.bsky.social.
President Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Cook is the most aggressive assault on the Fed's independence that we have ever seen, explains @c-hughes.bsky.social on Squawk Box.
This instability won’t just rattle markets—it will hit families already struggling with high costs, too.
This instability won’t just rattle markets—it will hit families already struggling with high costs, too.
August 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
President Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Cook is the most aggressive assault on the Fed's independence that we have ever seen, explains @c-hughes.bsky.social on Squawk Box.
This instability won’t just rattle markets—it will hit families already struggling with high costs, too.
This instability won’t just rattle markets—it will hit families already struggling with high costs, too.
Speaking with @arimelber.bsky.social, ESP co-founder
@c-hughes.bsky.social warns that firing Federal Reserve Governor Cook undermines the independence of the central bank—creating more economic instability at a time when families are already facing an affordability crisis.
@c-hughes.bsky.social warns that firing Federal Reserve Governor Cook undermines the independence of the central bank—creating more economic instability at a time when families are already facing an affordability crisis.
August 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Speaking with @arimelber.bsky.social, ESP co-founder
@c-hughes.bsky.social warns that firing Federal Reserve Governor Cook undermines the independence of the central bank—creating more economic instability at a time when families are already facing an affordability crisis.
@c-hughes.bsky.social warns that firing Federal Reserve Governor Cook undermines the independence of the central bank—creating more economic instability at a time when families are already facing an affordability crisis.
Last week, our Director of Cash Initiatives Shafeka Hashash joined @jeremybney.bsky.social on Substack Live to talk about what it really takes to build direct cash programs that deliver for families. Watch a highlight!
August 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Last week, our Director of Cash Initiatives Shafeka Hashash joined @jeremybney.bsky.social on Substack Live to talk about what it really takes to build direct cash programs that deliver for families. Watch a highlight!