Mrs Hutchinson you are intelligent and articulate. Hardworking and beyond resilient, a survivor. . I know poverty is affecting your confidence and self worth, in being in a room like that, but you are standing taller than anyone in that room. You voice is powerful. I hope things change, you are at the table. People need a living wage. Working people shouldn't be figuring out how to survive daily. It isn't right. Corporations have dictated and eroded the entire system for workers,

@BlackOpsRocks7209

Жыл бұрын

Corporate greed is exactly what eroded this country. Corporations own these congressman and senators on both sides of the aisle.

@joannecleve4718

17 күн бұрын

Thank You, wo wo 18:39 derl

Mrs. Hutchinson for president!!!

Mr. Smith is out of touch with where he came from. The first misconception is that all poor people have access to good jobs, access to transportation, access to good education, and access to good role models. His story of being able to get out and be successful is that of a small percentage. For most of us that grew up poor, we grow up to just be middle class. Being middle class is a whole different type of poor in the US. Being black doesn’t constitute him to speak for the rest of us. His proud conservative ass should stay in his lane!

Glad she pointed out that many poor people join the military because they can't earn a living any other way.

1:56:40 I was poor as a child and was on reduced meal program. When my dad received a slight raise in pay, I lost that benefit, so I went from having a reduced lunch to none at all. I was so hungry, I went around the cafeteria and asked the other kids if I could eat their vegetables. When teachers noticed me begging to eat the other kids lima beans and broccoli, I began being sent to the nurse's office for my "medicine" just before lunch, where I was given a sandwich and milk. Our monthly income went up by $17. That is less than $5 per week. By taking me off of the reduced lunch program, my weekly school lunch cost went from $2 (or 40 cents per day) to $10 per week (or $2 per day). The $17 extra income did not change our ability to afford the cost of lunch at the regular price. The only person who suffers in situations like this are the children. If a family qualifies for free or reduced lunch, I think it is unconscionable to take the children off food programs because their parent's income went up a few dollars.

@barrymaddox890

4 жыл бұрын

Everybody suffers. "It roles off the backs of parents.

@classydarktoys5731

4 жыл бұрын

The guy from Kentucky is just gross. The thought process behind, “I don’t think the government should be involved in the minimum wage” is unbelievable. It started for a reason and it still exists for those very clear reasons. I just don’t understand the idea of allowing companies to pay people as little as possible if that’s their “propagative”. Unbelievable coming from a guy who makes over 100k a year to come to Washington and vote in our Congress a few months a year just so they can get re-elected for their next campaign; Where they will spend millions from lobbyists who get their vote anyway. It’s just gross. I wish there was a better word but I think gross sums it up.

@beast4661

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for educating me to what poverty was like for you. You make people better because you share your experience. Thank you.

@angeldark404

3 жыл бұрын

I got lucky because my dad kept some of his "extra" work as a contractor. We lost reduced lunches twice, got groceries once a month, about 200 bucks worth, for three people. I still have food anxiety because of it. My relationship with food is anxious... Still skip meals because of finances. I work full time 10/HR. I can't visit a dentist. I can't afford to go to the hospital, cant afford to take a day off to possibly be kept in the hospital because my health is terrible.

@charlesharris3373

3 ай бұрын

I love what you have written here. What you have written is so ture in schools around America. I know as a teacher.

I can watch Ma Hutchinson over and over again

Ms.Hutchinson is the only person who resonated with me. It's as if she was speaking for all of the country. Well done and i appreciate her work.

Everybody wish they had somebody who kicked the bucket and left them 450 million dollars. And the bum still filed bankruptcy 6 times. Now ain't that the pot calling the kettle black.

Ms. Hutchinson, you are a true warrior. Thank you for your courage and bravery to express such felt, powerful words and experiences

@LadyMajora8

3 жыл бұрын

I say watch Ms. Hutcherson and then Sister Campbell (whom can be a little harder to follow) Ms. Hutcherson will emotionally kick your ass (as a full time single mother, who is lucky to have friends amd family helping with my child; I still struggle.) Sister Campbell is understanding and while she does not grab you emotionally. She brings up amazing points (written for those in goverment who will take Ms. Hutcherson speech, unfortunately, with a grain of salt because of the way its written (it is a beautiful, heartfelt speach with heartbreaking truths) . Ms. Hutcherson grabs the soul (those whom have it) Sister Campbell will grabs their attention. I live in wisconsin and over half of my fellow coworkers depend on others for rides to work (we don't have busses in our little towns and the 'bigger but small' towns cabs are expensive and wont travel the 45 minutes plus it takes us to get to work. Most of us work two jobs. Full/part or two full times, with children. (Those who are lucky to get government help, this means out kids go to school and then daycare.) We depend on each other for rides to keeps our home and be able to shop. Those in the smaller towns only have gas stations and doller stores, we do depend on them and cant buy in bulk. I have even seen these small towns lose stores vital to them, because the big companies dont count that store have been "making enough money". (*cough* kmart *cough*)

1:17:15 Amen! I remember on Jerry Springer in the 1990s the audience giving grief to a young single mother because she got a job as an exotic dancer to support herself and her 2 year old son. Her goal was to save enough so that by the time her son begins attending school, she could quit her job and attend a trade school (dental hygienist, hairdresser, or some other more "respectable" job). The audience judged her as a mom, her life choices as a single young person and her responsibilities as an adult. Where was the outrage over the man who fathered this boy and then abandoned them? I was just a kid back then, and even I had enough sense to know how the real world works. Sometimes life, despite our best intentions, can quickly turn for the worst. Ever heard of Les Miserables? Ever heard of a young woman named Fantine? Look at how much she suffered for her child. How much of herself she gave, literally (her hair, her teeth, her own body) to care for her child. Society judged her, but where was the judgment for the man who had his fun and then just left? Have we all these years later still learned nothing?

@user-bl7dh5lu1p

16 күн бұрын

Men are never called out, yet men can tell us what to do about/with our bodies. Sickening

I respect mrs. Hutchinson.... blessings to you and your speech brought tears to my eyes

This moved me to tears, ms hutchinson i know your pain and feel for you and the millions of others affected, i call my congressman regularly, know he will hear from me on this... we all need to speak up and address how we treat this valuable sector of our population. It's a no brainer, they are being totally mistreated and often caught in the catch-22's you mentioned. thanks 4 your effort. the struggle continues... have a relationship with your representatives in government. their allowances are ridiculous while way 2 many Americans suffer.

It's like they didn't hear a word the woman said at all.... It's not worth getting of welfare! By the time you go to work . Pay for insurance and rent and everything . You are literally starving to death

This is an issue that should not be considered a party issue. This is an issue that will hinder lives of good families that work several jobs but still can't make ends meet. Children need to eat quality food and Snap provides this program. Students need to have basic needs met in order to succeed in school. Parents are doing the best they can and want the best for their children. By working together to keep the Snap Program available to our students, we are giving them a boost to do their best at school and help break this cycle of poverty. We complain that public schools are not educating our students but we are now changing our focus to look at the whole child and family address their needs . including mental, physical and social wellness. I can personally testify that by doing this, our students and families are thriving and they are able to focus on education because they are no longer stressing over meeting basic needs. It is a team effort and the Snap Program is part of the team.

@hollyyork1164

4 жыл бұрын

The Trump administration gives not a single f**K about poor children.

if you want to see people come off poverty, fundamental changes need to occur in how 'trade' is done. prices need to stay put, and wages need to increase, without the expectation that people are to work themselves to the bone to survive. this is not the middle ages. we no longer have serfs. we have children that need attention, schooling, etc. we have weekend activities we'd like to do. we have dreams we'd like to pursue. and we have a world that can succeed in this. some of these folks need to be forced to live for a long period off no more than 27,000 dollars a year (that's 1,040 a month), and then think about things that need to change. (and that's before taxes.)

If you make 45,000 or less, you are poor, especially if you have children. The price of housing is expensive, taxes are expensive, the cost of food is going up up up, the price of daycare is staggering- more than the $1.00 an hour I use to get as a teen babysitter. You have car a payment and insurance and you actually need gas. Utilities including phone and internet which are essentials. Kids need clothes and shoes and grow regularly. Children need many more things other than clothes and shoes...how about playing a sport which cost money including uniforms. Health insurance and prescriptions undo able. The system is broken, if the poverty rate was say 45,000 people could work a job and still get the help they need, they don't have to give up and actually do worse than before...they can be productive and still have their families go to the doctors and receive necessary medications. Still able to pay the bills because she works, but still gets snaps so she can feed her family too. It's time to enhance it and make it better...let people work through until they are stronger and ready for less.

The taxpayers money, is clearly being miss spent by the people running this country. $40,000 furniture allowances, WTF! Outstanding wages! $15 muffins, specially paid for all catered 5 star lunches! God knows what rediculous thing they ferociously spend our tax money on. This country is fucked. The next generation is fucked. My sister works for 2200 a month. My brother in law takes care of the kids now. They're a family of 6. DHS is charging them $100 a month for my brother in laws snap health insurance. They have to home school the older kids because of the bullies at school (who is also the teachers son) and other bullies. And DHS is also charging them $1000 for two of my nephews and won't give my third nephew health insurance. So WTF is going on! Where is all the tax money going.!?! Why do the people running this country getting paid roughly 10 times the amount that the people in poverty make?

40 grand for furniture PER YEAR per congressperson is fucking criminal. Thats our taxes paying for that. They can use the same furniture that public school teachers use.

Time stamp 45:50 to 51:35 is all you need to hear. Thank you Ms Hutchison.

The system did fail a long time ago.

Mr connolly You're the man

This is driving me crazy that some of these panel members think these people are not working. Ma Hutchinson said they do work, it's many people myself included we work like crazy. Being a single mom for 10 years of the 17 years after my daughter was born I've not been eligible for snap program. Hell I've not been eligible for most gov. Assistance. I work 40 plus hours a week, I make to much by $100 dollars . But no one takes in to consideration that I also pay my own health insurance which I can't let go of because it never fails I've got to have constant surgeries, or the fact I pay car ins or utilities or anything else. It drives me crazy. Ive never ever been a stay at home mom. I take care of my bills and some are in collections. My daughters father just recently started to pay child support a whopping $53 dollars a week. People need to be in our shoes . I've broken my bills down no matter how hard or much I work I'm still in the red. I don't spend big money I don't go out I don't buy new clothes. It tough!!! I make But ya know what I'll make it I've done it this far. Its a struggle but I just keep during myself off and keep trekking.

@Nelcomarproductions

4 жыл бұрын

being a single mom is why you are working alot. So its not the governments fault.

@madjack8893

2 жыл бұрын

@Nelcomarproductions You’re right, it’s the d e a d b e a t dad’s fault.

@cassandradunham6200

2 жыл бұрын

No it's, want to live.

Thank you (Chairman) Mr. Connolly, (and Ms. Lawrence TRUTH!!! & LOVE) You are wise and compassionate people. The people of the richest country in the world should want to help and care for their fellow brothers and sisters. We need more superior prorgrams for our poor, and for all peoples of America.❤✨

Sister Campbell's testimony is spot on the realities across the country.

Comer sounds like a frat boy who stayed up all night playing beer pong and just wrote his college presentation 5 minutes ago

Gee these people dont get that people can work full time, and have more than one job, and still be in poverty. Because they wont raise wages!!! If a business wont pay a living wage, they create poverty not opportunity.

@stayswervin554

3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever wondered why wages are always increasing … Have you wondered why states like Cali and New York are super expensive and a state like Texas is so cheap and livable? Instead of raising the minimum wage you should change your way of thinking

@elizabeth9134

17 күн бұрын

​@@stayswervin554you're a moron.

There is a critical reality in our electronic age. Upper mobility to break out of poverty and lose benefits is a total operating reality and challenge. It must be broken and adressed and changed for human development. Great discussion much needed.

1:36:00 I'm so glad Ms. Lawrence called out Mr. Smith and explained to him that he did not pull himself up on his own bootstraps, but that his mother and the women in his family provided for him using government assistance. She and Ms. Hutchinson are giants in this room.

Thumbs up to ms plaskett

Rep Ocasio Cortez contributes systemic realities and human realities in her sharing and discussing the realities of poverty.

The Greedy Republicans in the Senate allowed a Psychopath to remain in Power. Expect problems to get worse until he is booted out!!!

Please put Ms. Hutchinson on a national tour! My heart breaks for her!

This was 4 years on addressing how poverty is measured! Keep on working to address this. This subject is long overdue for the human beings of Congress to show your humanity to children and women with a regional perspective to understand the realities.

Mr. Comer: there are jobs. What do those jobs pay? Are paid sick time and vacation time offered? Are they full-time jobs? Are there affordable, comprehensive healthcare benefits available? Mr.Smith:did it ever occur to you that it’s not so much that blacks are targeted by programs to assist the poor as it is that blacks and other nonwhite people constitute a disproportionate number of the poor?

Mr smith is nobody he's no expert..

Poverty is relative to your ability to pay to continue living. We bought our home 20 years ago with minimal issues paying to live. The cost of living, insurances, and taxes (at all levels) have changed our financial stability. Now, with us both on fixed income, we face losing our home. The "System", comprised of corporations and governments are living off our misery. Qualifying for financial support while working 40 hours shows corporations are using the governments to pay the balance of wages. Governments need to wake up and spend taxes responsibly and deny corporate welfare. Expectations need to rise on corporate responsibility, government limits, and personal ambitions. There are single parents who rationalize corporate abuses as reason to walk back to government handouts to be with their kids who need them. Until you fix the broken system, all government levels need to reduce their paychecks to "just over broke", a job. Maybe that will give incentive to fix our system you helped create!

US military spent $801 billion in 2021. How can there be poor people in US?

Whatever that Miller woman is smoking, I want some😂

Thank u rep norton

Sharing a sharing from a Native Elder who sits on the Board of a Native Corporation. When a rule is introduced, there are many native languages in our states so the rule is bilingual and bicultural in implementation. It took 15 of work to get everyone trained in a region of villages often 300 miles or more between villages. Totally different reality from the city.

Poverty won't change as long as money's are calculate at 125% below poverty line. Social Security also. My income in 2022 is 975 a month.

2 yrs later gas 6 dollars a gallon yeah they really ment what they was talking bout

Thank you sincerely Excellency Congresswoman Maloney

Representative Miller keeps using the word "environment, " but has no clue that coal is the worst polluter of any environment. I guess her personal economic gains are more important than the common folk's drinking water or air. Think she needs to get lost in a coal mine.

The term "income deprivation" is bulleye to describe a real challenge. Name your city, state, region, nation and start investigating and planning challenges. Good thought Mr Gupta.

Post covid realities both in government staffing to process applications and get services is a huge undiscussed reality of benefits that were being received paused or stopped in the recertification process.

I loved the Obama's...I worked in the school system for years...the food was so often not edible. For example, I was in the nurses office who had snacks and kids that didn't have a snack would come in and get one. The lunch lady would send up some egg wheat muffins, one day the nurse said do you want one or it's time to throw them out. I took a bite and spit it out...it was disgusting. The wheat English muffin was gross. My daughter loves sandwiches....but won't eat them at school because the wheat is gross. I started to pay attention to the food and how much was eaten and it was staggering how much waste their was. When I grew up we had pizza, turkey & gravy with potato, subs, peanut butter and jelly, grilled cheese, cheese burgers and fries, chicken patty on a roll, and of course a vegetable or fruit with that stuff...it was good food...more importantly kids ate it up! The lunch system needs changes, just keep all the good fruit of course!

I can tell you, Rep. Meadows, you can start with a realistic living minimum wage.

What they mean by ' the family ' is women being dependent on men and forced to stay in bad relationships for their kids to survive.

Data gathering and data availability is a critical investigative area to understand what are the terms and definitions in each state.

"Structural Barriers creating Poverty" another sharing reality.

Chairman Connelly's remarks are tremendous about the Irish Famine. This was 4years ago right before covid!

Bring real people from around the country to DC to testify along with the scholars, business community and government executives and have city and rural realities.

Wow these guys sound like adults, how refreshing

Don't forget the relationship between poverty and mental health!

Who the fuck is Mr. Smith in his 1000 suit

@elizabeth9134

17 күн бұрын

Bought and paid for by the Trump Republicans. A veritable Uncle Tom. Revolting. Whore, prostitute, you name it.

There are plenty of jobs in what community Mr Comer???🤔

miller is delusional!!

"Hell we didn't even know "what poverty was"

Líes!!!!

We don't need jobs we need entrepreneurs and small family businesses we need both

Who is this smith guy? He joined the army but didn’t think of how the women. In his family struggled

If a global theme is on the table or should be it is poverty, education and creative investment financing to address corruption and develop for an immediate now our global talents to help change village cities states and nations

I'd love to see the billionaire people like Bezos try to live on what they pay. Those people go to work knowing it won't be enough. They are shamed by society for not making enough. American people are expected to get across the 18 mile wide grand canyon on a tight rope but the safety net only extends the 1st 5 miles. Sure you could join the military that might help you or it might ruin your mind damage your body or just take your life away. That takes an incredible amount of luck. Luck that is in short supply.

And that is why there are so many homeless families in elderly I'm one of the elderly

@uncle andy the hypocracy, right?!!😂😂

what is staring me in the face is a living wage of at least $15 would make a significant contribution to getting people off welfare programs. The economy would adjust itself to this increase in running costs for businesses, and the end result would actually be increased productivity as the increased cash flow fed itself back into the economy.

@stayswervin554

3 жыл бұрын

Actually it wouldn’t it would stress more people than not a 15 an he minimum wage would do these thing Pros Raise income (on paper) Cons 1) Millions of jobs loss through businesses closing due to not being able to afford the minimum wage, jobs going overseas because it’s cheaper, and cheaper automation 2) massive Inflation - when employers are forced to pay workers more goods cost more (for ex if you want to buy Doritos the dorito company has to pay employees more meaning their prices for goods rise so all prices will rise to match) 3)productivity would have to double - if the minimum wage increase puts people out of work like it will people will have to work twice as hard because employers staff just got cut in half 4)welfare - more people not working because of losing their job so they can’t afford food, prices will rise as well on food and everything putting more burdens on government loans, and working families

Poverty is big business.

When rich people help poor people, they're helping themselves also!!! What will happen if poor couldn't eat!?!?!? Who would they come for?!!???🤔🤦🏿‍♂️

They can't use all our money to help us when we are working full time and need help and pay our Damn taxes if they backed the hell off and put the millions back they take for decorations and food parties this system would help we do have to choose food and health for our kids or money for bills

We're not going to get any help from the government if the People Unite we could unite to end poverty by growing her own food

To end poverty The Simple Solution is if there's a movement of small Family Farms that includes the legalization a marijuana we could not only be the world's food supply we could be the world's marijuana Supply and what's wrong with that

Big gang firewood luv ok luv

I wish I could be in this meeting poverty is right up my alley I was born poor which equates to financially disabled the solution is the same Solution on 9/11 when everyone put a flag out in their front yard Unity not division we are the world's food supply we should act like it and Unite legalized government assistance for everyone to have a small farm in their own backyard through the seed stamp program much like the food stamp program small business owners and entrepreneurs should legally be able to grow marijuana in every backyard the United States should be the world's food supply to end all wars Wars

You need to get the younger group with kids needs to work if they have daycare and the kids are in school they need to work to help there self to

Massie is LYING!

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I was a cut, 115lb, size 8 pretty girl....you need to secure pictures of me before I came here to Philadelphia! I now have moles all over me, I'm losing my hair! I'm going blind because I can't afford the Lasic surgery, and I am losing my teeth! WASHINGTON, PLEASE STOP PLAYING US WITH THIS SHIT PLEASE! I was a former Government employee. I worked with the nation's prominent corporations, and learned much...I am now being treated like shit! Will you please arrange for General Milley to bring me home? I have also been emailing him of all this horrendous harassment too!

this dude should spend his time gathering money so he can run for congress - what rhetoric!

Mr. Smith, you would be in a far better place and wouldn't have had to join the military in order to have the handouts it provides. Thank you for your service and all that, but really, you need to emotionally grow up and recognize what your mentality is doing to those children who can't just wave a magic wand and suddenly have food to eat.

Vote Biden Harris vote blue keep our country safe

Ron 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 those numbers your trying to read in the incredibly difficult challenging English language is hysterical - irrelevant always irrelevant 🙄🙄🤣

Greetings, I encourage a strong majority Yes vote on the bipartisan legislation introduced by Congresswoman Alexandria OC & Congressman Connolly as correctly titled : The Poverty Prevention Act. Thank you sincerely Congressman Connolly

Speaks vollumes meadows calling it clearly political?! Pay attention West Virginia!!

How can anyone break the cycle of poverty or addiction or any problem in America when they can’t get help ? If somebody like myself can’t get anyone to help and I’m white and outspoken how can anyone else in America get help ? It’s impossible - y’all don’t even speak English ! Pathetic too and has consequences

@storyteller6589

3 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of jobs that pay decent in technology field. Many opportunities. Might have to be willing to move though. You can go to a bootcamp to learn web development which, if you go to right one, is more affordable than college. Or you can self study if you already have your degree in something else. Cyber Security is looking for people. You can go to Cybrary to follow their courses and study for a SOC Analyst role(more of a beginner role in cyber), and people have gotten hired in without degrees in the field by just self studying cyber. And if you already have a degree, even if not in tech field, that's fine too as long as take some time to study. Suggest if would like to get into cyber security start with studying professor Messer free KZread videos for Security+ certification. After studying for the cert look up CompTIA Security+ to pay to take the certificate. One time Security plus from CompTIA currently showing $350. If you pass put on your resume and use recruiters to try and help you find a job instead of applying through a job site is suggestion. Either web development, cyber security, Java developer, DevOps(which is big right now), or something in the tech field. Tech not my passion, but helping pay debt off in addition to our monthly bills for us. Hope this helps. :)

The Democrats have never had a bright idea in their lives

@JW-uy2on

4 жыл бұрын

Social Security? Medicare? Medicaid?

@TeeLock

4 жыл бұрын

WHERE ARE YOUR BRIGHT IDEAS?

@CarlSaganHimself

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah... these hundreds of millions of people to which you so naively refer have never, not a single one of them, had a bright idea. I'm sure you're perfect understanding of each and every one of these millions of individuals has surely confirmed this. Just carry forward in the continued mass murder of innocents in numerous foreign countries good sir, they don't pay you to think in the military!