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Welfare Reform at 15: A Sad Story of the Fraying of the Safety Net
Yesterday was the 15th anniversary of the Clinton welfare reform package, which “ended welfare as we know it.” In a sense, we didn’t really know how that would turn out until a time of stress....
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House GOP Year-End Bill a Christmas Tree of Ideology
The House released their version of a year-end bill to extend unemployment benefits, a payroll tax cut and a “doc fix” to avoid a 27% cut in Medicare reimbursement. A look at the various elements of...
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The “Food Stamp Speaker” is Actually Newt Gingrich
With Newt Gingrich throwing around the phrase “food stamp President” like he’s about to drop a new track featuring Kanye with that title, attention is starting to be paid to his claims. Gingrich never...
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Pete Stark Introduces Bill to Classify Child-Rearing as Work Under Welfare’s...
Eli got at this yesterday, based on an early read from HuffPost Hill. Now, Pete Stark has introduced his bill called the Women’s Option to Raise Kids (WORK) Act, which would allow low-income mothers...
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House Committee Passes Resolution of Disapproval for HHS Welfare Waivers
The House Ways and Means Committee passed a resolution today that would overturn the Administration’s new welfare waiver policy under an oversight law called the Congressional Review Act. Another vote...
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