I think the Obama Administration in the previous Bush Administration both deserve a lot of credit for pushing advanced investments in those and integrating some findings into their allocations to different programs consistent with what steve was saying. My only concern about this is in a court of law of evidence information that changes your mind. Its its not simply randomized controlled trials. Theres a lot of things that budget examiners and on b do that they make decisions based not just on how programs work on the same goes for members of congress and their staff. Congress get evidence every day by talking to constituents. I think its quite relevant to hear from casework experience about how well programs work. I think in general the evidencebased approach is great. But we should also be open to the idea that there are many different ways in evaluating how effective and efficient and equitable programs are. This is from marge at Network Lobby for catholic social justice. Primarily