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Direct Quote: Poverty has been called this election season's invisible issue, but Wednesday's policy speech from Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan finally brought it into the spotlight.
In his address, given at Ohio’s Cleveland State University, the Wisconsin congressman said that "in this war on poverty, poverty is winning," and talked about public education, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps), and other issues facing the 46 million Americans living below the poverty line.


Summarization: Paul Ryan, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, stated in his address at Cleveland State University that "during our war against poverty, poverty is winning." Ryan brought up the former food stamps program which is called SNAP, public education and many other factors that are affecting the Americans who are living below the poverty line, which is about 46 million.