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Sam Brownback: “The myth that was created, I want to read these off, it was on the front line of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty…”

On the recordApril 30, 1996
The myth that was created, I want to read these off, it was on the front line of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, charged with renewing our cities, encouraging job creation, providing decent, safe shelter for low-income Americans. We followed up spending-wise, spending nearly $5.5 trillion since then on HUD and other low-income programs.
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Sam Brownback
Republican · Kansas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty and related spending.

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