Christopher Dodd actually said...

It is hard to believe that additional thinking and investment in this issue... would not pay enormous dividends for the Nation.

Senator Dodd, you have been a leader in proposing legislation to reconstitute the poverty line to a level that is more realistic.

Understanding this framework is vital to understanding why we have not made more progress in reducing poverty over the past 40 years.

I frankly don't understand the thinking here.