For the United States to be successful in the future, we should encourage America’s youth to help shape the direction of our country. According to the Harvard Institute of Politics, only 20% of young people ages 18 to 29 think the country is headed in the right direction, and only 29% of young people believe they have a say in what the government does.
The legislation to create a Presidential Youth Council (H.J.R. 68) exists. The council, comprised of 24 young Americans ages 16-24, will advise the President and Congress on the perspectives of young people, the design and implementation of youth policies, and allow young people to provide consensus solutions on the most pressing issues facing the future of our country.