I am in Minnesota today looking forward to a meeting with Al Quie, a former Republican congressman and Governor of Minnesota. During his congressional term from 1958 to 1979, he played a pivotal role in Community Action programs.
Congressman Quie was intimately involved in the debates regarding the Economic Opportunity Act and the fate of the War on Poverty. He was helpful in achieving the ultimate compromise in the aftermath of President Nixon's attempt to dismantle the programs.
I haven't visited with him in 25 years. With all the researching and writing that I have done on the subject in the last several years, I have several questions I would like to ask him.
This is one of the visits I've been looking forward to all month.
August 23, 2010
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