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Fiscal Sanity Please, Senators

The Wyden-Smith tax bill, which combines an expanded child tax credit (CTC) with a variety…

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Please Congress: Make Fiscal Sanity a Priority

Sometimes I don’t understand Republicans in the House of Representatives. When they are threatening government…

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House Budget Plan Proposes Commonsense Welfare Changes

The House Budget Committee, headed by Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), today released a draft budget…

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Two Sentences Will Strengthen SNAP’s Support for Work

The debt ceiling deal, agreed to by President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy, will…

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Two Sentences Will Strengthen SNAP’s Support for Work

The debt ceiling deal, agreed to by President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy, will…

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Work Is Essential to the American Dream

Work is one of the foundations of American life. Almost always, being employed and earning…

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Work Requirements Unify Voters in Wisconsin’s Referendum

When Wisconsin’s voters went to the polls on Tuesday, April 4, most national news coverage…

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You’re Right, Senator Manchin: There Are No Work Requirements in Biden’s New Safety Net

Since bipartisan welfare reform passed in 1996, parents seeking cash assistance from the federal government…

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The Farm Bill: On SNAP, Congress Chooses Welfare over Work Once Again

So it looks as though the farm bill is going to pass through Congress without…

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Work Puts Food on the Table

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday released its findings on food insecurity in…

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New CEA Report Highlights Welfare’s Disincentives, and Suggests How to Fix Them

The president’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) has a new report out on the relationship between large…

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Work, Welfare, and Trump

Though President Trump spoke in his inaugural address about replacing welfare with work, his efforts in pursuing…