Dr. Rajiv Shah, Rockefeller Foundation Advocating for American Working Families

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Administrator US Agency for International Development (USAID) Dr. Rajiv Shah, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs. Shah testified on USAID's 2015 budget request but was questioned on the agency's secret 'Cuban Twitter', a social media network built to stir unrest in the communist island. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Trump is looking at a short term fix with a “super shot” to right the the ailing American economy which is weakening because of the global coronavirus outbreak.

April Ryan speaks with Dr. Rajiv Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, who offers insight on combating poverty and stagnant wages across American households. The foundation is launching an initiative to meet the needs of working families. The bottom 40% of American households have not seen an increase in wages over the last four decades as wage growth has been decoupled from wealth accumulation and productivity.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

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