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Thursday, August 31, 2017

Donald Trump moves to restore work requirement for welfare

The Trump administration moved Wednesday to reimpose work requirements for Americans on welfare, revoking an Obama-era policy that had urged states to apply for waivers exempting the poor from having to show they were either getting job training or looking for work.

Requiring work was a key part of the 1996 welfare reform law enacted by a GOP-led Congress and signed by then-President Bill Clinton, and Mr. Trump’s move restores the law as written.

“The waiver option offered by the Obama administration is being replaced today by an expectation that work should always be encouraged as a condition for receiving welfare,” said Steven Wagner, the Health and Human Services Department’s acting assistant secretary for children and families.

The 2012 Obama policy didn’t outright gut the welfare law. Instead, it pushed states to consider applying for waivers that would let them still pay benefits to people even if they weren’t actively seeking work, job training or meeting other criteria.

The move proved to be ineffective.

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh My !!! The deadbeats will now have to work !!!!

Anonymous said...

Hey CONgress - while you continue your VACATION, the President continues to make progress!

More than that, COMMON SENSE PROGRESS!!!

Anonymous said...

Drug testing for anyone receiving welfare, or any other free services.

Anonymous said...

No they will riot BUT you can blame Obama for taking work req away bc he knew this would be a Big issue trying to get these lazy thugs back to work instead of wearing a mask being called ANTIFA.

Anonymous said...

And 3 apps a week for working.

Anonymous said...

Will Mexico open there boarders to allow there people back in ?

Anonymous said...

That is not likely to happen since prisoners are not even required to work for their 3 hots and cots.