Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) have introduced the Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act pushing the federal government to collaborate and innovate with states on intergenerational poverty. View Senator Collins’ remarks. Utah’s Senator Orrin Hatch, too, has joined the effort. This new focus from Congress comes as a result of testimony delivered in 2015 by Jon Pierpont, director of the Department of Workforce Services.
A Strong Economy Isn’t Enough: 280,000 Utahns Live in Poverty and Need Help
Utah's economy is one of the best in the nation. State leaders rightly trumpet our success and rankings throughout the state and as they travel throughout the world. But this success and these rankings would mean a lot more if we were doing better to help those who...
