News: Members of Congress in States with Highest Poverty Least Likely to Support Anti-Poverty Measures

Members of Congress in States with Highest Poverty Least Likely to Support Anti-Poverty Measures

NCF grantee The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law recently released a new study showing that members of Congress from states with high rates of poverty are less likely to support anti-poverty measures than other members of Congress. The Center's 2007 Poverty Scorecard: Rating Members of Congress assigns letter grades to each member of the United States Senate and House of Representatives according to their voting records on the most important poverty-related issues that came to a vote in 2007, including legislation reauthorizing the Children's Health Insurance Program and bills funding community health centers, head start programs, and low-income energy assistance.

The full report is available at www.povertylaw.org




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