Mike Capuano said "And perhaps the bigger failure is not living up to President Johnson's goal, "not only to relieve the symptoms of poverty but to cure it and, above all, to prevent it."" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015

And perhaps the bigger failure is not living up to President Johnson's goal, "not only to relieve the symptoms of poverty but to cure it and, above all, to prevent it."

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Mike Capuano

Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano reflects on HUD's role in addressing poverty.

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