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PODCAST: Advocacy in 2020

Members’ financial well-being will be a primary focus.

February 27, 2020
Bill Merrick
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Ryan Donovan

CUNA's 2020 advocacy agenda will tell legislators how credit unions improve financial well-being by supporting financial health, promoting financial security, and enhancing financial inclusion, says Ryan Donovan, CUNA’s chief advocacy officer.

“The CUNA/league system will continue working to revolutionize the operating environment for credit unions by removing barriers, expanding powers, enhancing information security, and preserving the tax status,” he says. “But we’re going to talk about how these efforts will help credit unions solve the financial problems facing millions of Americans.”

He believes this message will resonate with members of Congress, who are concerned primarily about how the policies they propose affect their constituents.

In this episode of the CUNA News Podcast, Donovan shares advocacy highlights from 2019, priorities for 2020, and likely challenges we’ll face along the way.

You can listen and subscribe to the CUNA News Podcast in Apple’s iTunes Store, Spotify, Google Play, and Stitcher Radio.

In this episode:

1:20: How “noise” in Washington affects credit union advocacy

2:38: 2019 advocacy highlights

6:10: The CUNA/league partnership

8:32: 2020 advocacy agenda

13:14: Biggest threats to credit union interests

16:20: What the presidential election means for credit union advocacy

18:10: What might change if Democrats retake  the White House

20:15: Looking ahead to the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference

21:18: A new approach to advocacy

23:30: Donovan's advocacy resolutions

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