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Ending Poverty in America, by John Edwards


Obama: From Promise to Power, by David Mendell


FactCheck.org analysis of 2007 primary debates


Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance


The Contenders, by Laura Flanders et al.


A Call to Service


Washington Post, "The Fact Checker"


A Woman in Charge, by Carl Bernstein


The Unique Voice of Hillary Clinton


A Time to Lead: For Duty, Honor and Country, by Wesley Clark & Tom Carhart


Lessons Learned the Hard Way, by Newt Gingrich


To Renew America, by Newt Gingrich


Profiles in Character, by Jeb Bush & B.Yablonski, published January 1996


Partners in Power, by Roger Morris


Leadership, autobiography by Rudolph Giuliani


Our Plan For America


Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest, by John K. Wilson


Hopes and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama, by Steve Dougherty


From Hope to Higher Ground, by Gov. Mike Huckabee


Hillary's Choice, by Gail Sheehy


Change We Can Believe In


The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama

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Joe Biden on Welfare & Poverty
Democratic Sr Senator (DE); Vice President-Elect
Click here for 8 full quotes by Joe Biden OR click here for Joe Biden on other issues.
  • No faith-based initiative; it ain’t broke, so don’t fix it. (Oct 2007)
  • We’re no longer certain our kids will be better off than us. (Feb 2007)
  • Voted YES on welfare block grants. (Aug 1996)
  • Voted YES on eliminating block grants for food stamps. (Jul 1996)
  • Voted NO on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)
  • Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)
  • Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)
  • Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
Hillary Clinton on Welfare & Poverty
Democratic Jr Senator (NY); Secretary of State-Designee
Click here for 20 full quotes by Hillary Clinton OR click here for Hillary Clinton on other issues.
  • In the face of suffering, God calls on us to respond. (Apr 2008)
  • Make sure the economy works for everybody. (Jan 2008)
  • Partner with faith based community in empowerment zones. (Dec 2007)
  • Considered idea of $5000 at birth to pay for future college. (Oct 2007)
  • Time-out for mortgage companies on march toward foreclosure. (Sep 2007)
  • Wellesley thesis: Saul Alinsky & people over bureaucrats. (Jun 2007)
  • Hedge funds incentivize risk, but need regulation. (Apr 2007)
  • Lazio weakened housing standards and limited public housing. (Oct 2000)
  • Lazio fought against FHA on low-interest housing loans. (Oct 2000)
  • Equal access to capital and jobs. (Jan 2000)
  • Working should mean no poverty. (Jan 2000)
  • Community involvement helps, but only in short term. (Dec 1999)
  • Don’t criminalize the homeless. (Dec 1999)
  • 1969 thesis: Alinsky’s reforms too short term & local. (Apr 1999)
  • Microcredit is an invaluable tool in alleviating poverty. (Feb 1997)
  • Link payments to good parenting behavior. (Feb 1997)
  • Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
  • Establish a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund. (Jul 2003)
  • Tax credits to promite home ownership in distressed areas. (Apr 2003)
  • Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)
Tom Daschle on Welfare & Poverty
Former Democratic Senator (SD); Secretary of H.H.S.-Designee
Click here for 6 full quotes by Tom Daschle OR click here for Tom Daschle on other issues.
  • Voted NO on welfare block grants. (Aug 1996)
  • Voted YES on eliminating block grants for food stamps. (Jul 1996)
  • Voted NO on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)
  • Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)
  • Tax credits to promite home ownership in distressed areas. (Apr 2003)
  • Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)
Rahm Emanuel on Welfare & Poverty
Democratic Rep. (IL-5); Chief of Staff-Designee
Click here for 3 full quotes by Rahm Emanuel OR click here for Rahm Emanuel on other issues.
  • Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
  • Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
Robert Gates on Welfare & Poverty
Secretary of Defense-Designee
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    No stance on record.
Timothy Geithner on Welfare & Poverty
Secretary of Treasury-Designee
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    No stance on record.
Eric Holder on Welfare & Poverty
Attorney General-Designee
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    No stance on record.
John McCain on Welfare & Poverty
Republican nominee for President; Senior Senator (AZ)
Click here for 13 full quotes by John McCain OR click here for John McCain on other issues.
  • Lower and middle income Americans need more help. (Jan 2008)
  • Require 40 hours work per week from welfare recipients. (Nov 2004)
  • Supports block grants, welfare-to-work, state control. (Jan 2000)
  • Anti-poverty shared by gov’t & faith-based orgs. (Jan 2000)
  • List unoccupied HUD-owned homes, & give them away. (Feb 1999)
  • Use tax code to address unemployment & working conditions. (Jul 1998)
  • More housing assistance; tax breaks against homelessness. (Jul 1998)
  • Pro-block grants; pro-welfare-to-work. (Jul 1998)
  • Voted YES on welfare block grants. (Aug 1996)
  • Voted NO on eliminating block grants for food stamps. (Jul 1996)
  • Voted YES on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)
  • Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)
  • Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)
Janet Napolitano on Welfare & Poverty
Democratic AZ Governor; Designee for Secretary of Homeland Security
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    No stance on record.
Barack Obama on Welfare & Poverty
Junior Senator (IL); President-Elect
Click here for 19 full quotes by Barack Obama OR click here for Barack Obama on other issues.
  • Still denying decent wages, good benefits, & fair treatment. (Jul 2008)
  • AdWatch: Fought for workers from college thru Senate. (Jul 2008)
  • GovWatch: Welfare laws he “passed” were federally mandated. (Jul 2008)
  • Cut poverty in half in 10 years, with faith-based help. (Apr 2008)
  • Welfare policies contributed to erosion of black families. (Mar 2008)
  • Create 20 Promise Neighborhoods in high-poverty cities. (Feb 2008)
  • 1980s: Director of the Developing Communities Project. (Oct 2007)
  • Stop Fraud Act: full disclosure in subprime lending. (Sep 2007)
  • Engages people of faith on all aspects of his public service. (Aug 2007)
  • Saw dire poverty as a child in Indonesia. (Aug 2007)
  • 1985: Launched project to give voice to disempowered. (Aug 2007)
  • Ownership Society is another term for “Social Darwinism”. (Aug 2007)
  • Community organizer on Chicago’s South Side. (Feb 2007)
  • Black churches minister to social needs out of necessity. (Oct 2006)
  • Welfare receipts know how to become successful but need help. (Jul 2004)
  • $100M increase in IL Earned Income Tax Credit. (Jun 2004)
  • Inner city problems are the painful truths. (Aug 1996)
  • Exorcise the ghostly figure that haunts black dreams. (Aug 1996)
  • Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
Sarah Palin on Welfare & Poverty
Republican Governor (AK); ; nominee for Vice President
Click here for 3 full quotes by Sarah Palin OR click here for Sarah Palin on other issues.
  • EITC moves thousands of welfare recipients into workforce. (Jan 2008)
  • Recognize Salvation Army and encourage charity to them. (Nov 2007)
  • Funding for faith-based initiatives is adequate today. (Oct 2006)
Bill Richardson on Welfare & Poverty
Democratic Governor (NM); Secretary of Commerce-Designee
Click here for 3 full quotes by Bill Richardson OR click here for Bill Richardson on other issues.
  • Strategy to deal with poverty: unions; living wage; EITC. (Jun 2007)
  • New Mexico ranked 48th worst in poverty, but moving forward. (May 2007)
  • Increase tax deduction for charities. (Nov 1996)
Eric Shinseki on Welfare & Poverty
Secretary of Veterans Affairs-Designee
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    No stance on record.

                                                                                                                                                                               
  

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