05/30/2012
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"I believe that child poverty is a moral emergency. It is inexcusable that children in the wealthiest nation in the world are growing up in poverty."
"So the more comprehensive our approaches are, the more likely we are to see positive results."
"For years, structural racism has led to much higher rates of child poverty among children of color, especially Black children."
"It is shameful, quite frankly, that this Congress is not taking strong, immediate action to end poverty, using policies proven to work."