| Witnesses |
| Panel: |
| | The Honorable John Yarmuth,
a Representative in Congress from the State of Kentucky |
| | The Honorable Michele Bachmann, a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota |
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| Panel: |
| | Jewel, Recording Artist |
| | Deborah Shore, Executive Director, Sasha Bruce Youthwork |
| | DeCario Whitfield |
| | Ronald B. Mincy, Ph.D., Maurice V. Russell Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice, Columbia University School of Social Work
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| | Martha R. Burt, Ph.D., Research Associate, Center on Labor, Human Services and Population, The Urban Institute
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| | Dan Lips, Education Analyst, The Heritage Foundation |