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Olivia Golden, executive director of the Center for Law and Social Policy, and Robert Doar, president of the American Enterprise Institute, talked about the effectiveness of social safety ne…

Olivia Golden talked about the impact the coronavirus pandemic was having on low-wage workers.

Olivia Golden talked about the impact the government shutdown was having on low-wage workers.

The Center for Law and Social Policy’s Olivia Golden talked about her group’s report on how the Trump administration’s immigration policy is affecting immigrant children and families.

Olivia Golden and Robert Rector talked about the latest Census Bureau report on poverty and income in the U.S. This program included a clip of Senator tom Carper (D-DE) talking about his exp…

The Brookings Institution held a series of discussions on child poverty programs and whether the U.S. should implement a universal child allowance program. In this panel, experts examined th…

Olivia Golden talked about the proposed cuts to social programs in President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget.

Olivia Golden and Robert Rector talked about the latest Census Bureau report on poverty in the U.S., which showed the sharpest decline in the poverty rate in nearly 50 years.

Olivia Golden talked about time limits enacted in over 20 states that could cause as many as 1 million Americans to lose their eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP…

Robert Doar and Olivia Golden talked about the results of the Census Bureau’s report on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the U.S.

Olivia Golden talked about recent state-level efforts to tighten restrictions for food stamp and other welfare recipients on how they can use their benefits.

Robert Doar and Olivia Golden talked about a recent census report showing 45 million Americans living below the poverty line. They also examined the societal and economic roots of poverty in…

Witnesses testified on the effectiveness of federal aid programs in reducing poverty. In the first panel House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn (D-SC) told the committee that the fede…

Olivia Golden talked about the Head Star early childhood education program. Topics included sequestration budget cuts to the program, what restored funds will accomplish, and concerns about …

Urban Institute scholars talked about the impact of the current economic climate on children. Among the topics they addressed were the role of the federal government, entitlement reform, and…

Ms. Golden talked about the Head Start program, its funding and a recent GAO report on the program. When she was commissioner for Children, Youth, and Families and then assistant secretary f…

Following a meeting with First Lady Hillary Clinton, participants in that meeting, which included lawmakers, child care experts, law enforcement officers and physicians spoke to reporters ab…

Ms. Golden talked about welfare reform, children and families. She talked about the state and federal welfare budgets, commented on the improvements in the welfare to work program, and she e…

Secretary Donna Shalala talked about the president’s fiscal year 2000 budget proposal. The plan included funding for long-term care for the elderly, tax incentives for working parents who us…

Accompanied by several adopted children and their parents, President Bill Clinton received a report from the Department of Health and Human Services on how to double the number of adopted ch…