Thank you. Id like to join my colleagues. Its critically important that we have a dialogue that goes beyond money. For the past 40 years, the antipoverty expenditures, 15 trillion, 70 cents of every dollar spent on poor people goes not to the poor, but those who serve poor people. These professional providers ask which problems are fund bl. So we have created a commodity out of poor people where there are perverse incentives for maintaining people in poverty. We wonder why it expands. And so its important for us to recognize that this control has to change. But in addressing poverty, its important that we tend to make the mistake of generalizing about poor people. Not everybody is poor for the same reason. I identify four categories of pure people. Poor people. The first category are people just broke. [laughter] they lost their job or a breadwinner died or theres a temporary illness. But the persons character is in place, and for them they use welfare and assistance the way it was int
Proposal as the discussion is about to get under way. This is from msnbc this morning. Paul ryan will introduce a plan that moves away from aus tear budget cuts and focuses on extending tax credits for lowincome workers and other policies forms. It will provide a safety net of programs, including food vouchers, medical assistance and Home Mortgage help. The proposal expected to be unveiled this morning at the American Enterprise institute. Chairman ryan expected here in just a moment live on cspan3. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I was going to ask you to take your seats, but theres standing room only. Im delighted to see that. Im arthur brooks, president of the American Enterprise institute. Im honored to welcome you today and welcome the chairman of the house budget committee, congressman paul ryan here at aei. Congressman ryan has spoken here many times. Hes a friend of aeis, and were delighted to see his continued willingness to tackle difficult and important issues that many
Would the media like to hear Mick Mulvaneys report or would you find it extraordinarily boring and therefore not fit for camera . Yes, please. Would you like to hear it . Yes, please. Why dont we do this. Well say grace afterwards. We are actually going t use that as an opportunity to take a bit of a break here. President trump there, weekly cabinet meeting, calling on his Budget Director Mick Mulvaney for a presentation. We will go back when the president starts to take some questions there from reporters who have assembled in the room. Craig melvin here once again from mcallen, texas. You heard President Trump there going on a bit about the economy, going on a bit about the bad hand he has been dealt with regards to iran, with regards to north korea as well, and, of course, with regards to mexico. All of this coming just less than a day really after President Trump did an aboutface on his Policy Of Separating children from their parents as they illegally try to
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And you are watching outnumbered. Im harris faulkner. Here today host of after the bell on fox business, melissa francis. Cohost of Fox Friends First jillian mele. And former deputy spokesperson for the state Department Fox news analyst and the of benson and harf, marie harf. And then benson of benson and harf is in the center seat. Also a fox news contributor. And the Political Editor of down hall. Com because towncall. Com because he cant be busy enough. Guy youre telling me. Harris congratulations on your show benson and harf. Guy in the flesh together. Marie together. Harris there is so much going on. Get to the news. Welcome for joining us. Thank you. Jillian im a newbie. Harris lets do it. New action in congress one day after the president signed that order. To keep Families Together. House lawmakers plan to vote on the legislation today to make a series of immigration reforms. Debate is set to begin on the floor any time. The president blasted democrats and touted the latest act
One mother describing her son having been taken away. Sits in federal prison near seattle while her son is in a Childrens Home in new york. The goodbye was agonizing. He just started crying and looked at me and said dont leave me mom. Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington where President Trump is about to meet with his cabinet. While more than 2,000 Migrant Children are in limbo not knowing when they will see their parents again. Kids wrapped in mie lar blankets are protesting the treatment of Migrant Children at the border. Kristen, this president doesnt often back down and its not a complete reversal because the zero tolerance policy is still what they are claiming is on books. Reporter thats right. The way in which the president issued that executive order allows him to argue, i dnt change the policy. My zero tolerance policy is still in place but bottom line, this is a reversal for a president who frankly, never backtracks, never apologizes, rarely reverse himself. Its signifi