Robert Rector
Senior Research Fellow, Domestic Policy, The Heritage Foundation
Robert Rector’s areas of expertise include poverty, the U.S. welfare system, and immigration. He joined The Heritage Foundation in 1984. Founded in 1973, Heritage is a Washington, D.C., think tank whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. The following is from September 25, 2008, testimony before the Joint Economic Committee on Understanding and Reducing Poverty in America. See http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/tst040209b.cfm. I am honored to have the opportunity to discuss poverty and poverty reduction at this hearing. The views I…
