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Examining the Safety Net >

Greenstein, R. (2015-11-03, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities): Robert Greenstein, President of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, discusses the "safety net" that assists low-to-moderate income people in his testimony before the Human Resources Subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways and Means. In his testimony, Greenstein examines the safety net's impact on poverty, low-income programs and the nation's fiscal challenges, and how to improve coordination across programs.