Bonamici Chairs Hearing on Landmark Anti-Poverty Program

Statement

Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) chaired a hearing to consider updates to the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program, a landmark anti-poverty program.

An Oregon expert, Katherine King Galian, Director of Family and Community Resources at Community Action in Washington County, testified and answered questions about how CSBG funding helps Oregonians and low-income families around the country. Galian urged Congress to move forward on bipartisan legislation proposed by Bonamici, who Chairs the Education and Labor Committee Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, that will modernize and expand CSBG.

"For people across the country, Community Action Agencies continue to be a reliable and essential place to find assistance," said Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. "Poverty is not inevitable in this country. The Community Services Block Grant program supports more than 1,000 CAA organizations in nearly every county across the country as they help individuals and families find their path out of poverty."

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