CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings January 9, 2014
Washington journal continues. We want to welcome to our table congresswoman barbara lee. Thank you for being here. We talked about the 50th ofiversary of johnsons that president Lyndon Johnsons war on poverty. 50th anniversary of president Lyndon Johnsons war on poverty. The supplemental poverty rate in 1967 was 20 . If you look at why it has to do ,ith a lot of the tax credits the food stamp program, medicaid, medicare, all of those great societies that provide us opportunities for people. We are a long way to go because we squeeze all of these initiatives and policies. Primarily the Tea Part...
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