I would simply like to say that housing is not just an ability to sleep somewhere. It is the ability to be safe, the ability to be healthy.
the official poverty measure is largely based on 1950's, family arrangements, and spending patterns
7 million people have not been lifted off of food stamps in this country. They were kicked off food stamps in this count...
This legislation that I am putting forward along with my colleagues is literally just to recognize poverty in America.
This is not a coincidence; housing issues are racial justice issues.
Absolutely.
The inadequacy of the existing poverty calculation is that it is too low, not that it is too high.
And to be clear, we have never pursued a public policy audacious or bold enough to close or reverse that gap, correct?
I commend my colleague, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, on her legislation, Recognizing Poverty Act, that tackles the inade...
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 ...
We do not truly understand the actual status of where people are.