Sentence examples for poverty legislation from inspiring English sources

War on poverty legislation, passed in August 1964, included funds for preschool education, social services through community action agencies and legal services, but no major jobs programs and no major direct cash grants to the poor.

There is hope, however, that this issue may finally move to the front burner again - as it must - with the recent passing of the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson's introduction of his landmark "War on Poverty" legislation in his State of The Union speech in 1964, which led to the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.

Determined to outshine his model, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was elected an unprecedented four times, Johnson pushed through a domestic policy agenda of civil and voting rights, Medicare and Medicaid, federal education assistance, anti-poverty legislation and more.

The appointment was being closely watched because it is a critical post in trying to influence Congress on anti-poverty legislation.

People fish 'slow' because they are made to, by poverty or legislation.

For a country where more than half the population lives in poverty, new legislation leading to the removal of an income tax concession may not seem a ground-breaking act.

And while artists do tend to live by that code - most of them deeply in debt or poverty - legislation of this sort would be the first step toward ensuring that artists receive a fair share of the value of their work.

UNICEF supports the reform processes and assists in efforts to combat poverty, harmonise legislation with the EU and international standards, achieve the Millennium Development Goals and implement the National Plans of Action for Children of the Government of Serbia.

Contact your congressional leaders by calling or writing a letter to them either in support of specific bills, or to generally ask that they support poverty-reduction legislation.

Poverty and inadequate legislation are frequently pointed to, but some experts believe the problem is a cultural one.

Here are the steps UNICEF believes are essential: Ending FGM/C should be included in national policies and strategies as an integral part of economic and social development programmes, including poverty reduction strategies, legislation, and national action plans relating to children.