Rep. Schiff lauds Stockton as model for poverty fighting bill

Rep. Schiff lauds Stockton as model for poverty fighting bill

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during the House Judiciary Committee markup hearing to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, Thursday, May 16, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) A Stockton-pioneered experiment paying impoverished residents $500 monthly with no strings attached would be tested nationwide if a proposal by Rep. Adam Schiff gets through Congress.

The Burbank Democrat told ABC7 Bay Area his national pilot project targeting Medicaid recipients “builds on a study done in Stockton.” A small amount of monthly income helps stabilize families on the edge of poverty, improves their work, physical […]

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