According to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 44 million Americans – one in seven – live below the poverty level.
While some argue that it is time for lawmakers to put reducing poverty back on the national agenda, others, like the conservative Heritage Foundation, claim that poverty statistics can be misleading.
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