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The Speaker was looking for jobs and the President gave him some.

PHILADELPHIA, January 9, 2014
PHILADELPHIA 
January 9, 2014

PHILADELPHIA, January 9, 2014
The City of Philadelphia (click here) was one of three cities and a total of five areas selected for a Promise Zone designation, a federal initiative to accelerate revitalization efforts in targeted areas. The Promise Zone initiative is led by the White House with support from federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice.
 
The new Promise Zone initiative, first described by the president in his 2013 State of the Union Address, marshals a range of resources to meet the challenge of revitalizing some of the nation’s most persistently poverty-stricken communities. The West Philadelphia Promise Zone is one of five across the nation designated this year, with 15 more to follow over the next four years....


The City of Philadelphia was one of three cities and a total of five areas selected for a Promise Zone designation, a federal initiative to accelerate revitalization efforts in targeted areas. The Promise Zone initiative is led by the White House with support from federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice.
The new Promise Zone initiative, first described by the president in his 2013 State of the Union Address, marshals a range of resources to meet the challenge of revitalizing some of the nation’s most persistently poverty-stricken communities. The West Philadelphia Promise Zone is one of five across the nation designated this year, with 15 more to follow over the next four years.
- See more at: http://www.drexel.edu/now/news-media/releases/archive/2014/January/Philadelphia-as-a-Promise-Zone/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed#sthash.3mPkkGFR.dpuf
The City of Philadelphia was one of three cities and a total of five areas selected for a Promise Zone designation, a federal initiative to accelerate revitalization efforts in targeted areas. The Promise Zone initiative is led by the White House with support from federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice.
The new Promise Zone initiative, first described by the president in his 2013 State of the Union Address, marshals a range of resources to meet the challenge of revitalizing some of the nation’s most persistently poverty-stricken communities. The West Philadelphia Promise Zone is one of five across the nation designated this year, with 15 more to follow over the next four years.