a lot of the programs we run at hhs and that the president has paid a lot of attentio to our -- pay antion to are those that a pathway. >tavis: let me give you a quick sense of what i heard. we took this tour and i heard a lot of concerns about what washington is not doing for poor and working people. there are a lot of complaints level that republicans. a lot of people disappointed because they thought things would be different under president obama. they bought into that notion of hope and change and changing the way things are done in washington. i want to pipe down and let you make the case for what you think the obama administration has done right, has done best on eradicating poverty or helping working-class americans. >> i do not think that anybody could make the case right now that we have eradicated poverty. what we have done is to keep a floor under some of the most honorable people. it really started with a series of initiatives. the first programs that the president focused on, the recovery act, the expansion of the children's insurance program were about making sure that

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