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Rocky Anderson on Welfare & Poverty

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No stance on record.

Michele Bachmann on Welfare & Poverty

Republican Representative (MN)

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Government subsidizes idleness, dependency, and delinquency. (Nov 2011)
Liability shield to allow charities to provide healthcare. (Oct 2011)
Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)

Joe Biden on Welfare & Poverty

Vice President; previously Democratic Senator (DE)

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1971: Campaigned on wanting Vietnam War over. (Oct 2010)
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)

Herman Cain on Welfare & Poverty

Republican Businessman & Talk-Show Host

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Change entitlement to empowerment programs. (Nov 2011)
I connect with pain because I was po' before I was poor. (Oct 2011)
Safety net has become dependency on the government. (May 2011)
Help poor by helping everybody; not by hurting rich. (Jun 2005)

Hillary Clinton on Welfare & Poverty

Secretary of State; previously Democratic Senator (NY)

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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)
Welfare reform was critical step despite flaws. (Nov 2003)
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)
1976: Founded first indigent legal aid in Fayetteville AR. (Aug 1993)
Won series of high school awards, but barred from athletics. (Aug 1993)
Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
Establish a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund. (Jul 2003)
Tax credits to promote home ownership in distressed areas. (Apr 2003)
Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)

Newt Gingrich on Welfare & Poverty

Former Republican Representative (GA-6) and Speaker of the House

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FactCheck: Poverty rate has fallen under War on Poverty. (Jul 2011)
When free welfare is provided, people choose not to work. (Jun 2011)
1996: One out of 184 programs block-granted back to states. (Jun 2011)
Ten Lessons from Successfully Transforming Welfare. (Dec 2007)
Boys Town-style orphanages better than kids on welfare. (Nov 2003)
Reach majority by better ideas, not by handing out goodies. (Jul 1998)
Eight steps to improve opportunity for poor. (Jul 1995)
Welfare state has distorted beyond its original intent. (Jun 1995)
Error at core of welfare state is its dehumanization. (Jun 1995)
Welfare vouchers allow choice & reduce bureaucracy. (Jun 1995)
Food stamps crowd out space shuttles. (Jun 1995)
Replace welfare state with opportunity society. (Jan 1995)
Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)

Mike Huckabee on Welfare & Poverty

Republican AR Governor

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In AR, banned video poker & assisted suicide. (Nov 2008)
Recognizes what your decisions do to people at the bottom. (Jan 2008)
First Amendment never intended to shut out voices of faith. (Jan 2007)
Supports Charitable Choice for funding faith-based providers. (Dec 2006)
Maintain TANF block grants. (Apr 2000)
Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding. (Sep 2001)
Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants. (Sep 2001)
More federal funding for Low-income energy assistance. (Sep 2001)
Supports TANF grants to states. (Aug 2001)

Jon Huntsman on Welfare & Poverty

Republican UT Governor

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No stance on record.

Gary Johnson on Welfare & Poverty

Former Republican NM Governor

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Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding. (Sep 2001)
Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants. (Sep 2001)

Barack Obama on Welfare & Poverty

Democratic President (2008); IL Senator (2004)

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Help refinancing for homeowners facing foreclosure. (Feb 2009)
FactCheck: Cannot limit refinancing to responsible borrowers. (Feb 2009)
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 recipients know how to succeed but need help. (Jul 2004)
Belief that "I am my brother's keeper" makes America work. (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); 2008 nominee for Vice President

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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)

Ron Paul on Welfare & Poverty

Republican Representative (TX-14); previously Libertarian for President

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Entitlements are not rights; only big guys get entitlements. (Jan 2012)
Churches used to take care of ill without insurance. (Sep 2011)
Welfare state isn't in the Constitution. (Sep 2011)
Moral hazard permeates a welfare state. (Sep 2010)
Bush�s faith-based initiative is �a neocon project�. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
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)
Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
Abolish federal welfare; leave it all to states. (Dec 2000)

Tim Pawlenty on Welfare & Poverty

Republican MN Governor

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Government growth displaces faith community & charities. (Jan 2011)
Metropolitan poverty bill: Express to Success Transit System. (May 2010)
2005: Established state council on faith-based initiatives. (May 2010)
Rural poverty JOBZ program: Job Opportunity Building Zones. (May 2010)

Rick Perry on Welfare & Poverty

Republican Governor (TX)

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Many homeless chose their lifestyle; take a hard approach. (Feb 2008)
Help Texans move off public assistance. (Jan 2001)
Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding. (Sep 2001)
Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants. (Sep 2001)
More federal funding for Low-income energy assistance. (Sep 2001)
Supports TANF grants to states. (Aug 2001)

Buddy Roemer on Welfare & Poverty

Former Governor (LA)

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Reduce and discipline Federal entitlements. (Mar 2011)

Mitt Romney on Welfare & Poverty

Former Republican Governor (MA)

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My faith would inform my presidency. (Nov 2010)
Entitlements: focus on future beyond next election. (Mar 2010)
Opportunity is in our DNA; dependency is death to initiative. (Feb 2008)
Creating jobs helps poorest workers; not cash handouts. (Jan 2008)
Vetoed $220K for state-run homelessness projects. (Jul 2005)
Vetoed studying how MA can overcome federal workfare rules. (Jul 2005)
Would require welfare recipients to work. (Nov 1994)

Rick Santorum on Welfare & Poverty

Republican Jr Senator (PA)

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Block grant Medicaid, housing, & food stamps to states. (Jan 2012)
Poverty is not a disability; believe in ability to work. (Jan 2012)
I authored the only bill to remove an entitlement. (Jan 2012)
No compromise on core principles; compromise on all else. (Aug 2011)
Send Food Stamps & means-tested entitlements to the states. (Jul 2011)
FactCheck: No, church attendance in Europe is above 10%. (Jul 2011)
FactCheck: No, church attendance in Europe is above 10%. (Jul 2011)
Drafted & managed 1994 Contract with America Welfare Reform. (Jun 2011)
Support time-limits for able-bodied welfare recipients. (Apr 2006)
Great Society barely budged poverty but fractured families. (Apr 2006)
One Percent Solution: increase charitable giving to 2.5%. (Apr 2006)
AmeriCorps "volunteers" do build social capital. (Apr 2006)
Discriminatory to NOT give money to faith-based groups. (Apr 2006)
Promotes Individual Development Accounts set up by churches. (Apr 2006)
Black entrepreneurship vanished with liberal welfare policy. (Apr 2006)
You don't help people by making them dependent on you. (Mar 2005)
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)
Tax credits to promote home ownership in distressed areas. (Apr 2003)
Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)

Jill Stein on Welfare & Poverty

Former Green Challenger MA Governor

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Don't prevent church-based welfare, but not as substitute. (Dec 2011)
Affordable housing & community development. (Nov 2001)

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