House Ways and Means Committee Eyes Welfare Reform
After passing President Donald Trump’s tax-reform package last year, the House Ways and Means Committee appears poised to tackle welfare reform next.
Welfare
New SNAP Proposal Aims to Get Millions Off Welfare, Back to Work
Getting able-bodied adults off of welfare and back into the workforce is the focus of reforms to federal transfer programs in a bill released by the House Agriculture Committee Thursday.
Trump Signs EO to Emphasize Work Requirements for Welfare
President Donald Trump put welfare reform front-and-center Tuesday evening, signing an executive order to begin a review of federal welfare programs to ensure that they promote helping dependents out of poverty.
Trump Says His Administration Will Tackle Welfare Reform Following Passage of Tax Reform
Report: Welfare Reform in Kansas Caused Individuals to Reenter Labor Force Earning Higher Incomes
Welfare reform implemented in Kansas caused individuals to reenter the labor force while earning higher incomes, according to a report from the Foundation for Government Accountability.
Social Security Trust Funds to Be Depleted in 17 Years
The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds will be depleted in the next 17 years, according to the Social Security Administration’s trustees report.
Trump: No Welfare for Immigrants for First 5 Years
President Donald Trump is asking Congress for new immigration policies that would prohibit new immigrants from going on welfare programs during their first five years in the country.
Meeks: Work Requirements for Able-Bodied Medicaid Recipients an Example of ‘Reverse Robin Hood’
$70.3 Million in Medicaid Payments Were Made to Providers With Fraud Allegations
The state of Florida made $70.3 million in Medicaid payments to providers who had fraud allegations against them, according to an audit from the inspector general.
