“We used lunch vouchers at school and food stamps at the supermarket. And after we moved out of our house, a federal subsidy allowed us to get an apartment and stay in a town with good public schools. It wasn't easy. But we eventually got back on our feet because of the investments Democrats had made to support struggling families.”

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About Neera Tanden

American political consultant

Neera Tanden is an American political consultant and former government official. She is the president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, a Democratic think tank, and served in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2025. Tanden was director of the United States Domestic Policy Council from 2023 to 2025. Before that, she was a senior advisor and staff secretary to President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023. She had already spent years with the Center for American Progress, including a previous tenure as its president, after working there in different roles since its founding in 2003.

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