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Nearly 20 percent of America’s children–and 13 percent of all Americans–live in poverty. Although the nation has made some progress against poverty, particularly among the elderly and female-headed families, a great deal remains to be done to move people out of poverty and up the ladder towards the middle class.
A couple walks past tents on downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson).
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Poverty and Income in 2012: A Look at the New Census Data and What the Numbers Mean
September 17, 2013
On September 17, the day the Census poverty report is released, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings will hold its eleventh annual briefing to discuss the new figures on poverty and income and their implications for families and policymakers. A panel of experts will offer their analyses of the Census report and their perspectives on the significance of the new data.
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Testimony | House Committee on Ways and Means
December 12, 2012, Bill Frenzel
Testimony | United States Senate Committee on Finance
June 5, 2012, Ron Haskins
Testimony | House Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture, Committee on Agriculture
May 8, 2012, Ron Haskins
Testimony | House Budget Committee
April 17, 2012, Ron Haskins
Testimony | Senate Budget Committee
February 9, 2012, Scott Winship
December 9, 2009, Ron Haskins
Testimony | Joint Economic Committee
September 25, 2008, Rebecca M. Blank
Testimony | Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support of the House Committee on Ways and Means
July 17, 2008, Rebecca M. Blank
March 7, 2008, Rebecca M. Blank
Testimony | House Committee on Education and Labor
January 23, 2008, Ron Haskins
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Ron Haskins
Co-Director, Center on Children and Families, Budgeting for National Priorities
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
Isabel V. Sawhill
@isawhill
Gary Burtless
The John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair
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