Nor has it proposed measures to retrain displaced workers or help distressed communities.

The Administration proposed legislation to subsidize special lenders to distressed communities.

He argues that the programs amount to a "powerful approach to breathe new life into distressed communities."

Empire Zones were created 20 years ago to stimulate long-term economic growth in distressed communities.

She is evidence of how an individual's vision can keep a distressed community afloat.

Today, the law is equally important to distressed rural communities.

We issued a call to all Americans to come together to help distressed communities and their residents to realize the American dream.

Yet many of them generate significant, steady revenue, often for distressed rural communities.

Some experts have estimated that the law has helped to direct more than $6 billion annually to distressed communities.

These non-profit loan funds play a critical role in distressed communities across the country that lack access to mainstream financial services.