[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H32]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             WAR ON POVERTY

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge the 
leadership of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, represented by his 
wonderful family: his late wife; Luci Baines Johnson; and our dear 
friend here in Washington, the former first lady of Virginia, Lynda 
Johnson Robb.
  They understand the words that our President gave us. Unfortunately, 
many Americans live on the outskirts of hope, and some on the outskirts 
of health.
  I join my colleague, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, to say to you that 
the war on poverty is not over. As we look at the red on this paper, 
every single State has someone living in poverty. Those individuals are 
represented in 16 million children, and 20,000 military veterans are 
also included in those 1.3 million Americans who are not getting 
unemployment benefits.
  So as we look at those who need Head Start, a program that was a 
generational result of President Johnson's effort, we must fight to 
extend unemployment insurance, and we must ensure the war on poverty 
remains our cause, our hope. It is important to give hope to Americans.

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