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Wed Sep 2, 2015, 02:14 AM Sep 2015

In latest policy proposal, O’Malley calls for expansion of national service.WaPo

Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley, who has been churning out one policy proposal after another, plans to issue his latest position paper on Wednesday, calling for a major expansion of national service opportunities.

The former Maryland governor will propose doubling the size of both the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps as part of a plan to make national service “a cornerstone of American citizenship.”

“National service should be part of what it means to be an American citizen,” says O’Malley’s position paper on the issue, a copy of which was shared with The Washington Post. “Our country faces great challenges -- from economic inequality to education to climate change -- and we need the talents and efforts of every citizen to overcome them and make our nation stronger.” >>>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/09/02/in-latest-policy-proposal-omalley-calls-for-expansion-of-national-service/

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