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Rights of the Poor:
Poor people are one of the least powerful groups in the U.S. and their civil liberties are therefore always in a precarious state. The ACLU has defended the rights of the poor against government arbitrariness and abuse through litigation, lobbying and public education.


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Rights of the Poor : Welfare Reform : Legislative Documents

ACLU Letter to the Senate Expressing Concerns about the Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone Act of 2003 (PRIDE), the reauthorizing legislation for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Programs (03/31/2004)

Letter to the Senate Finance Committee Urging Opposition to Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone Act of 2003 (PRIDE) (09/10/2003)

ACLU Comments on the Proposed Charitable Choice Provisions Applicable to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (RIN 0970-AC12) (02/18/2003)

Letter to the House Urging Opposition to The Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2003/H.R. 4 (02/12/2003)

Letter to the Senate on the Work, Opportunity, and Responsibility for Kids (WORK) Act of 2002 (06/26/2002)

Letter to the Senate on Reauthorization of Abstinence-Only Funding During Welfare Mark Up (06/25/2002)

Letter to the Senate Finance Committee on the Restoration of Benefits to Legal Immigrants in TANF Reauthorization (06/06/2002)

Letter to the House Regarding HR 4700, the Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2002 (05/14/2002)

ACLU Welcomes New Report from Sentencing Project (03/15/2002)

Letter to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson Regarding TANF Program (11/30/2001)

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