September 4, 2008
Volunteerism: Where the Candidates Stand
Both presidential candidates from the two major political parties plan to promote national service when they speak at the ServiceNation Summit September 11.
Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, has yet to propose a specific plan on national service but is expected to do so at the meeting. In the past, he has introduced legislation to increase participation in the federal AmeriCorps service program to 250,000. It currently has about 75,000 participants.
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