On the recordOctober 21, 2015
In launching the war on poverty, President Johnson told us its purpose was, 'not only to relieve the symptoms of poverty, but to cure it and, above all, to prevent it.'
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congress.govJeb Hensarling: “In launching the war on poverty, President Johnson told us its purpose was, 'not only to relieve the symptoms of…”
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Hensarling references President Johnson's goals for the war on poverty and HUD's role.
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