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In 1996, President Clinton signed into law the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act—the groundbreaking, bipartisan federal welfare-reform bill. Twenty years later, the issues of persistent poverty and income inequality dominate U.S. political discourse.
Has America failed its most vulnerable citizens? Please join MI senior fellow Jason Riley and leaders from academia, government, and the nonprofit sector for a special symposium on the past, present, and future of U.S. welfare policy.
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast |
| 9:30 - 9:35 AM | Introductory Remarks: Jason Riley, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute |
| 9:35 - 10:35 AM | Has Welfare Reform Succeeded? Moderator: Jason Turner, Former Commissioner, New York City Human Resources Administration, Giuliani Administration Robert Cherry, Professor of Economics, Brooklyn College Ron Haskins, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution Bishop Shirley Holloway, House of Help, City of Hope |
| 10:35 - 10:45 AM | Break |
| 10:45 - 11:45 AM | Welfare Reform and the Family Moderator: Kay Hymowitz, William E. Simon Fellow, Manhattan Institute Pastor Omar Jahwar, Kingdom W.A.R. Church Scott Winship, Walter B. Wriston Fellow, Manhattan Institute Nicholas Wolfinger, Professor of Family and Consumer Studies and Adjunct Professor of Sociology, University of Utah |
| 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Reception |
| 12:15 - 12:45 PM | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 1:45 PM | The Future of Anti-Poverty Policy Moderator: Mickey Kaus, Kausfiles Oren Cass, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute Robert Doar, Morgridge Fellow in Poverty Studies, American Enterprise Institute Reverend Eugene Rivers III, President, Seymour Institute for Black Church and Policy Studies |
| 1:45 - 2:00 PM | Closing Remarks Jason Riley, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute |