May
19
2008
Poverty Has Returned To The Public Agenda
Posted by VACAP Archives at 3:49 PM Press Releases
In a bipartisan commentary for Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp look at recent comments by the presidential candidates and the growing chorus of voices urging that action be taken on poverty.
Senator Mitchell and Secretary Kemp also make several recommendations for what an anti-poverty agenda could look like under a new...