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Connections: Discussing federal plans to support children and families

The two leading plans in Washington to support children and families come from President Biden and... Mitt Romney? It's true - the Republican Senator has released his own plan to boost financial support for children, leading some in his own party to call it "welfare expansion."

So how would these plans work? Who is eligible? How long would support last? Our guests explain:

  • Pete Nabozny, director of policy for The Children's Agenda
  • Jessica Fleming, single mother of two
  • Deondra Dukes, leader in the Rochester/Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative community cohort
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.