06/10/2009
https://congress.gov...
"We do know that a Nobel Prize winning economist, Joe Stiglitz, no schlep in the economy world, here says that inequality is not inevitable. It is about the choices we make."
"the social safety net programs were crafted by Democrats and Republicans, in fact, realizing the economic challenges we were facing"
"A $75 increase to families to reduce inequality. Talk for a moment about providing a child tax credit for the families that I am talking about."
"they want to change the way that the federal government measures poverty, thereby throwing people off of these programs"