Conversation about a recently released science census report card reducing generational poverty. My pleasure this morning is to introduce you to the panelists today. We will from the people coauthors on the report telling you he highlights from the report. I encourage you to read the report, theres a lot of detail we will be able to cover today and then a broader discussion. Introducing greg duncan, the university of california irvine he has a Long Research career. He previously spent 25 years that diversity of michigan and was director claimed by harry halter, senior fellow garrett georgetown. Also in the black these department, her research focuses on shaping black communities, families. Look at policies and structural for income and other factors across generations. Fellow of the american economics. This conversation will be moderated as the visiting fellow here at brookings and economics programs. We join after spending 36 years as a staff writer at the Washington Post covering soc
Important that we are aware, that were building awareness of what might be coming in the future. So that we are so that we are prepared. We are leaving the program here for discussion on intergenerational poverty. Live coverage here and two. Conversation about a recently released science census report card reducing generational poverty. My pleasure this morning is to introduce you to the panelists today. We will from the people coauthors on the report telling you he highlights from the report. I encourage you to read the report, theres a lot of detail we will be able to cover today and then a broader discussion. Introducing greg duncan, the university of california irvine he has a Long Research career. He previously spent 25 years that diversity of michigan and was director claimed by harry halter, senior fellow garrett georgetown. Also in the black these department, her research focuses on shaping black communities, families. Look at policies and structural for income and other factor
Never worked anywhere in the world, and its not going to work here. Their answer to everything is big government. Well, there are two different points of view here, and i have to tell you i used to be on their side when i was a young fellow, when i was raised in poverty and came up the hard way and learned a trade and became a journeyman metal lather, which was one of the most Skilled Trades at the time. I have to say that these haunting refrains were used by democrats back then too, but look at this country and the mess its in, and its in a mess because of their philosophy. Weve got to change it. I admit with him that the Business Committee isnt always right and they are not always the best to spend our money, but the best to spend our money, but. The senate will soon vote on legislation on the broken tax code. And to provide significantie relief for tens of millions of middleclass families. And as we move to consider this legislation we will take another step that is a bipartisan goa
Without further ado in honor of the time id like to welcome bill to the stage. [applause] thank you very much. Really appreciate everyone coming this morning, especialy for such a dull topic. I was very surprised by country and he it didnt see the linest the front door. My name is bill. I had the federal Government Affairs team here at chevron and its great pleasure to welcome you all here today and thank the great sponsors at real clear politics are putting on this panel. I think its obviously particularly hi millie. Chevron, we believe these dialogues are important to improve the policy debate. Today we really have a couple of great panels and a great opportunity to learn and listen to whats going on in tax reform. Im not sure that theres an issue thats more important to us today to improve the competitiveness of the u. S. Businesses. So without further ado let me just say thank you to the folks at real clear politics come to congresswoman dell bnai and opposite to chairman brady for
Introduction. You know who kevin brady is. You know him as the chairman of the house ways and Means Committee. The panel so important that when i write in washington i thought the word powerful was part of the title. In the black hills of south dakota kevin brady still remember as slugging outfielder who played football, ran track, russell at central high school, playford legendary david blue who died earlier this year. American legion coach a 133 or 34 state championships, two of which when you were there. In his early 60s chairman brady still plays baseball, hardball, fast pitch baseball. Im talking facebook, not politics epic is a twotime mvp for the republicans at the congressional game. He played this last summer. Some of you made seen in in his jersey. He was in the lineup at second base picky lost his job to a man ten years younger who beat him out, and he left the practice field before the game because he was asked to the skipper to take some grounders. He said no, Steve Scalis