Obama Administration Already Tossed the Food Stamp Work Requirement
The Obama Administration sure is getting defensive about its recent action to waive all work requirements in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash… Read More
Articles by Kiki Bradley
Obama Guts Welfare Reform
Today, the Obama Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released an official policy directive rewriting the welfare reform law of 1996. The new policy… Read More
Loophole Guts TANF Work Requirements
Last week, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing addressing an obscure regulatory loophole, known as “excess MOE,” that is… Read More
Reforming the Fastest Growing Government Welfare Program
The House of Representatives is poised to pass a budget reconciliation measure that would tackle increased spending in the food stamps program (or, as it’s… Read More
A Conservative Guide for Good Governance
Legislators at all levels face a challenge in making sure that their legislation and policies represent good governance which utilizes reason, common sense and first… Read More
House Bill Would Give States $2.5 Billion to Increase Welfare Rolls
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is attempting this week to schedule a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a measure that would extend expiring… Read More
Voters on YouCut Vote to Eliminate Program that Expands the Welfare State
Last week, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) launched an innovative new tool in the fight to cut spending called YouCut. It allows regular American… Read More
Jobs Bill Actually Expands the Welfare State
Today the U.S. House of Representatives will take up a new “jobs” bill, HR4849, that includes a $2.5 billion provision to expand the size of… Read More
Obama Admin on Welfare: “Who’s to Say What is Enough?”
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support held a hearing on the Temporary Assistance for Needy… Read More
Murray Amendment Defeat Spells Small Hope for Welfare Reform
Yesterday the Senate beat back an amendment offered by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) to the tax extenders bill that would have continued for another six… Read More
