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Transcript of Proceedings

Compassionate Welfare Reform: Empowering Charities and Private Citizens

a conference sponsored by
The Beacon Hill Institute
and
the David R. Macdonald Foundation


held on
Thursday, December 12, 1996
Caucus Room, Cannon House Office
Building, Room 345, Washington, D.C.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.


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Introduction and Personal Success Stories

Representative Joe Knollenberg (R-Michigan)
Roger Allee, The Center for the Homeless
Avis Jones, The Center for the Homeless

Panel 1: What Works? Experience of Private Charitable Organizations (Moderated by Arianna Huffington)

Panelists
Arianna Huffington, Chair, Center for Effective Compassion
Andrew S. Bush, Research Fellow, Hudson Institute
Lou Nanni, Executive Director, Center for the Homeless
Robert L. Woodson, Sr., President, National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise
Questions and Answers - Panel 1

Panel 2: Implementation of Compassionate Welfare Reform: Issues and Answers

Moderator:
John Fund, Editorial Writer, Wall Street Journal

Panelists
David G. Tuerck, Executive Director, Beacon Hill Institute
Merrill Matthews, Vice President, National Center for Policy Analysis
Robert Rector, Senior Policy Analyst, Heritage Foundation
Peter J. Ferrara, General Counsel and Chief Economist, Americans For Tax Reform
Questions & Answers - Panel II

Luncheon Speakers:

Senator Dan Coats (R-Indiana)
Representative John Kasich (R-Ohio)
Questions for Senator Coats and Rep. Kasich


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