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Passing responsibilities down to lower levels of government should be undertaken primarily to place services closer to the people being served and to maximize administrative

Food and nutrition programs should have adequate funding to engage in robust outreach efforts. 

Public retirement systems should establish a maximum vesting period of five years for DB plans and one year for employers’ matching contributions to defined contribution or hybrid plans. 

States and localities should move toward full funding of their retirement systems. 

When economic conditions permit, states should accumulate budget reserves adequate to maintain services during recessions.

Deficit-reduction efforts should avoid cuts in programs that serve low- and moderate-income populations. 

States should not tie essential spending programs to unstable revenue sources. 

Food labels should be written in clear, plain, understandable language and printed in legible type size, font, and color. Labels i

Federal and state policymakers should establish reasonable requirements for labeling nutritional values of standard menu offerings in restaurants and simil

The federal government should play a strong role in protecting patients’ rights to direct their care and make other decisions.