Words: Obama believes that welfare recipients want to work, but need assistance. He feels that faith-based organizations already provide much needed assistance and feels that the government should be doing more.

Actions: No record.

UPDATE: Sen. Obama’s economic politices have been attacked as “Republican Lite”, especially with his response to the sub-prime crisis. See here and here

Here Senator Barack Obama speaks to a Washington DC crowd on Poverty.

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