Chuck Hagel on Welfare & Poverty Republican Jr Senator (NE)

Fund welfare via churches & block grants to states

Indicate which principles you support regarding poverty and the welfare system.
• Support housing assistance for welfare recipients.
• Continue to give states and local governments responsibility for welfare programs through TANF block grants.
• Maintain current welfare-to-work requirements in order for states to qualify for block grants.
• Restore food stamp programs to legal immigrants.
• Transfer homeless housing programs to states through block grants.
• Direct federal poverty aid through religious, community-based, or other non-profit organizations.
• Provide states with additional funding for Medicaid programs to alleviate increasing state budget deficits.
• Expanded principles: "I believe states should be given the flexibility to provide assistance to welfare recipients as they see fit, including housing assistance."

Tax credits to promite home ownership in distressed areas.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a community homeownership tax credit based upon an applicable percentage of each qualified residence's eligible basis. Makes such credit available to residences (including factory built homes) located:

1. in a census tract with a median gross income not exceeding 80 percent of the greater area or statewide median gross income;
2. in a rural area;
3. on an Indian reservation; or
4. in an area of chronic economic distress.