LGBT children are very, very vulnerable. The rates of suicide are much higher among this--among young Americans who are LGBTQ.
And if I may, how are all of these efforts that we are seeing today any different from what we fought against in the Civil Rights Movement s...
You know, I am speechless, right, because, I mean, that is one of the things that we confront when those who are charged with carrying out o...
I think that one of the largest threats that we face in our country today is the unmitigated assault on our democracy, and that starts with ...
The inadequacy of the existing poverty calculation is that it is too low, not that it is too high.
Absolutely.
I commend my colleague, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, on her legislation, Recognizing Poverty Act, that tackles the inadequacy of our current...
I am testifying today not only as a Member of Congress, but as a former child of a family in poverty and who has family that continues to li...
We do not truly understand the actual status of where people are.
The current poverty line does not acknowledge geographic difference.
the official poverty measure is largely based on 1950's, family arrangements, and spending patterns