WSJ: Food Stamp Rolls Remain High Despite Economic Improvement
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported last week that even with improvements in the economy, food stamp participation rates have reached all-time highs. Since 2008,… Read More
House Votes to Restore Welfare Work Requirements
On March 13, the House voted to restore the work requirements that the Obama Administration attempted to gut from the 1996 welfare reform law. The… Read More
House Takes Steps to Make Welfare Work Again
Members of Congress are taking action to confront last summer’s move by the Obama Administration to gut the 1996 welfare reform law of its work… Read More
The Election’s Major Implications for Education
What can we expect for education policy during President Obama’s second term? From No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers to school choice, education policy will… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Imperial Presidency, Part II
Sometimes the law just gets in the way. The Obama Administration hasn’t needed Congress to enact new regulations on the Internet, businesses, energy production, and… Read More
Five Questions for Education Secretary Duncan: How He Answered
Prior to Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s speech at the National Press Club this past Tuesday, we issued five questions for the Secretary to answer. Here’s… Read More
House Votes to Reverse Obama Administration’s Gutting of Welfare’s Work Requirements
This afternoon, the House voted to restore the work requirements that the Obama Administration has attempted to gut from the 1996 welfare reform law. The… Read More
Washington Post Gives Bill Clinton Two “Pinocchios” in Welfare Fact Check
When Bill Clinton is awarded two out of four “Pinocchios” for legitimatizing President Obama’s gutting of welfare’s work requirements as a pro-work move, maybe there’s… Read More
Food Stamp Participation Doubled Among Able-Bodied Adults After Obama Suspended Work Requirement
A new report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) confirms that food stamp participation doubled among able-bodied adults after the Obama Administration suspended the program’s… Read More
VIDEO: Checking the Facts on Obama Administration’s Welfare Waivers
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), a leading critic of the Obama Administration’s decision to gut welfare reform, visited Heritage to “fact check the fact checkers” on the… Read More
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