penny pritzker

The Obama administration will propose a $2 billion pilot program in next month's budget intended to help families address emergency expenses before they slip out of control, part of a broader push federal officials announced Wednesday to confront systemic poverty.

The Obama administration will propose a $2 billion pilot program later this year intended to help families address emergency expenses before they become unmanageable, part of a broader push federal officials announced Wednesday to confront systemic poverty.

Six weeks after taking over the U.S. Department of Labor, Marylander Thomas E. Perez is receiving praise from unions, concern from business leaders and hope from others that he will expand the agency's mission.