Ben Carson: “When I say that poverty is largely a state of mind, what I am saying is that the way that people approach things has a…”

Those are the kinds of holistic things that have to be done if we are ever going to get out of these chronic situations that really shouldn't be going on in this country, as far as I am concerned.

I would very much welcome having a long-overdue conversation with members of this committee about how we can provide meaningful, dignified assistance to those we serve.

I believe that we have a responsibility to identify and continue to attack discrimination where it occurs.

The whole concept of work and self-sufficiency is incredibly important.