[CUNY\COVID-19\Economic Recover]
CUNY Chancellor: “The road to New York City’s economic recovery runs through the City University of New York.”
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economy
Bronx Community College to Host Virtual COVID-19 Business and Education Panel
HOW OPPORTUNITY ZONES CAN HELP RESTORE ECONOMY AFTER COVID-19
[COVID-19\Economy\Opportunity Zones]
Dr. Jim White: “Opportunity zones can simultaneously channel economic help to distressed communities, and create an outsized return for investors. Both these things will be critically important as we try to bring back jobs and restore the economy.”
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ACTION FOR OPPORTUNITY COALITION PRESSES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON PLANS TO REDUCE POVERTY
[Action for Opportunity Coalition\Economic Opportunity\Poverty]
Hunger Fee America’s Joel Berg: “Here’s a startling statistic: In the primaries and general elections of 2008, 2012, and 2016, there were more than 50 Presidential candidate debates, yet not a single question on poverty, hunger, or homelessness was asked.”
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DEMOCRATS DENOUNCE DUNCE TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
[State of The Union]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez: “While Donald Trump inherited a strong economy from President Obama, his Administration has done little to expand on this opportunity and create additional, sustained prosperity.”
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PENNSYLVANIA REP. EVANS WELCOMES LEADING HOMELESS ADVOCATE TO 2020 STATE OF UNION
[Homelessness\Sister Mary Scullion\Project HOME\State of Union 2020]
Rep. Evans: “Sister Mary’s presence in Washington will help me to highlight the need for more affordable housing dollars and support of policies to reduce poverty and homelessness.”
Photo: Project HOME
HOUSE COMMITTEES ANNOUNCE $750 BILLION FRAMEWORK TO MAKE TRANSFORMATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVMENTS ACROSS NATION
[Infrastructure Spending]
New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone: “There is no better way to strengthen our economy for the future than to modernize our badly aging infrastructure. This bold framework not only helps us rebuild our nation, it also combats climate change.”
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GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON TO HOST “RESTORATION RESOURCE FAIR” FOR EX-OFFENDERS AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED
[Criminal Justice\Restoration Resource Fair]
Congressman Johnson: “This event, which is building off previous resource fairs we’ve held, is a community effort to help break the cycle of recidivism and poverty and help make those who have been previously incarcerated more productive, citizens.”
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VIRGINIA REP. SCOTT: TIME TO RAISE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE
[Job Growth\Federal Minimum Wage]
Rep. Bobby Scott: “Job growth in the first three years under President Trump continues to lag behind job growth in the final three years under President Obama…After more than a decade without an increase in the federal minimum wage, there is now no place in America where a full-time worker making the federal minimum wage can afford the basic essentials.”
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