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Paul Ryan: War on poverty failed
By JONATHAN TOPAZ | 1/9/14 10:48 PM EST Updated: 1/9/14 11:08 PM EST
The War on Poverty “has failed,” Rep. Paul Ryan said Thursday night, arguing that the U.S. needs to reduce federal spending and rethink its entire strategy toward poverty.
In doing so, the House Budget Committee chairman issued a challenge to the Obama administration, which has pledged to make a strong push to combat income inequality and raise the minimum wage in 2014.
In a conversation with “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams at the Newseum in Washington, Ryan decried “trillions of dollars” of spending on federal programs while 46.5 million Americans remain under the poverty line. “We can do better than this,” he said.
“Too many people don’t know what the American idea is anymore,” the Wisconsin Republican said, calling for a more streamlined federal government and a family-and-community-oriented approach to fighting poverty.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/paul-ryan-war-on-poverty-failed-102001.html#ixzz2pxzqQ737
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Paul Ryan: War on poverty failed
By JONATHAN TOPAZ | 1/9/14 10:48 PM EST Updated: 1/9/14 11:08 PM EST
The War on Poverty “has failed,” Rep. Paul Ryan said Thursday night, arguing that the U.S. needs to reduce federal spending and rethink its entire strategy toward poverty.
In doing so, the House Budget Committee chairman issued a challenge to the Obama administration, which has pledged to make a strong push to combat income inequality and raise the minimum wage in 2014.
In a conversation with “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams at the Newseum in Washington, Ryan decried “trillions of dollars” of spending on federal programs while 46.5 million Americans remain under the poverty line. “We can do better than this,” he said.
“Too many people don’t know what the American idea is anymore,” the Wisconsin Republican said, calling for a more streamlined federal government and a family-and-community-oriented approach to fighting poverty.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/paul-ryan-war-on-poverty-failed-102001.html#ixzz2pxzqQ737
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