Poverty expert: To boost labor force participation rate, public assistance programs should promote work

Poverty expert: To boost labor force participation rate, public assistance programs should promote work

(CNSNews.com) — President Obama frequently points to the nation's 5 percent unemployment rate as a sign of economic strength, but he doesn't mention the labor force participation rate, which is hovering at lows not seen since the late 1970s.

"And the extent to which people are not working is a very significant drag on growth in the American economy," Robert Doar of the American Enterprise Institute told CSPAN's "National Journal" on Tuesday.

Pro-life lawmaker: This year’s March for Life theme challenges falsehood that abortion empowers women
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Pro-life lawmaker: This year’s March for Life theme challenges falsehood that abortion empowers women

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(CNSNews.com) – This year's March for Life theme confronts the falsehood that abortion is "a means of female empowerment," Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) said ahead of Friday's event in Washington.

"Election cycle after election cycle, the abortion lobby tries to silence pro-life leaders and manipulate American voters with its 'war on women' narrative," Black, a registered nurse, told CNSNews.com.

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