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Trump moves to restore work requirement for welfare
The Washington Times ^ | August 30, 2017 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 08/30/2017 2:13:02 PM PDT by jazusamo

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 Clinton, and Mr. Trump’s move restores the law as written.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: restorework; trump; trumpwelfare; welfare; workrequirement
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More winning with another reversal of the 0bama reign.
1 posted on 08/30/2017 2:13:03 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

Here is a PARTIAL list of President Trump’s accomplishments in his first 7 months in office:

1. Supreme Court Judge Gorsuch
2. 59 missiles dropped in Syria
3. He took us out of TPP
4. Illegal immigration is now down 70%( the lowest in 17 years)
5. Consumer confidence highest since 2000 at index 125.6
6. Mortgage applications for new homes rise to a seven year high
7. Arranged from 7% to 24% Tariff on lumber from Canada
8. Bids for border wall are well underway
9. Pulled out of the lopsided Paris accord
10. Keystone pipeline approved
11. NATO allies boost spending by 4.3%
12. Allowing VA to terminate bad employees
13. Allowing private healthcare choices for veterans
14. More than 1,000,000 new jobs created
15. Median household income at a 7 year high
16. The Stock Market is at the highest ever in its history
17. China agreed to American import of beef
18. $89 Billion saved in regulation rollbacks
19. Rollback of a Regulation to boost coal mining
20. MOAB for ISIS
21. Travel ban reinstated
22. Executive order for religious freedom
23. Jump started NASA
24. $600 million cut from UN peacekeeping budget
25. Targeting of MS13 gangs
26. Deporting violent illegal immigrants
27. Signed 41 bills to date
28. Created a commission on child trafficking
29. Created a commission on voter fraud
30. Created a commission for opioids addiction
31. Giving power to states to drug test unemployment recipients
32. Unemployment lowest since May 2007
33. Historic Black College University initiative
34. Women In Entrepreneurship Act
35. Created an office for illegal immigrant crime victims
36. Reversed Dodd-Frank
37. Repealed DOT ruling which would have taken power away from local governments for infrastructure planning
38. Order to stop crime against law enforcement
39. End of DAPA program
40. Stopped companies from moving out of America
41. Promoted businesses to create American Jobs
42. Encouraged country to once again - ‘Buy American and hire American’
43. Cutting regulations: 2 for every new one created
45. Review of all trade agreements to make sure they are America first
46. Apprentice program
47. Highest manufacturing surge in 3 years
48. $78 Billion promised reinvestment from major businesses like Exxon, Bayer, Apple, SoftBank, Toyota
49. Denied FBI a new building
50. $700 million saved with F-35 renegotiation
51. Saves $22 million by reducing white house payroll
52. Dept of Treasury reports a $182 billion surplus for April 2017 (2nd largest in history)
53. Negotiated the release of 6 US humanitarian workers held captive in Egypt
54. Gas prices lowest in more than 12 years
55. Signed An Executive Order To Promote Energy Independence and Economic Growth
56. Has already accomplished more to stop government interference into people’s lives than any President in the history of America
57. President Trump has worked with Congress to pass more legislation in his first 100 days than any President since Truman
58. Has given head executive of each branches 6 month time frame, dated March 15, 2017, to trim the fat, restructure and improve efficiency of their branch. (Observe the push-back the leaks the lies as entrenched POWER refuses to go silently into that good night!)
59. Last, refused his Presidential pay checks. Donated first quarter to Veterans issues; second quarter went to the Betsy Voss for her version of better schools (Charter Schools are certainly on the list)


2 posted on 08/30/2017 2:14:59 PM PDT by 2harddrive
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To: 2harddrive

Thanks! I love it.


3 posted on 08/30/2017 2:16:48 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo

You are very welcome!


4 posted on 08/30/2017 2:18:00 PM PDT by 2harddrive
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To: jazusamo

And let’s add a requirement for drug testing.


5 posted on 08/30/2017 2:22:17 PM PDT by floozy22 (Edward Snowden - American Hero)
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To: 2harddrive

Single Handedly kept Hillary out of the Presidency. Number 1?


6 posted on 08/30/2017 2:24:40 PM PDT by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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To: jazusamo

Remember we reduced so called welfare but INCREASED welfare with Earned Income Credit and other REFUNDABLE credits. Administered by IRS. We allowed another agency to administer welfare.

AND

then they went back to the old system again. Every govt agency is giving out free money..............


7 posted on 08/30/2017 2:25:23 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: jazusamo

Progressive caterwauling and Deep State strikeback in 3... 2... 1...


8 posted on 08/30/2017 2:26:55 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Trump won; I celebrated; I'm good. Let's get on with the civil war now.)
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To: 2harddrive

Great list.

Bookmark.


9 posted on 08/30/2017 2:27:08 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: floozy22

I’m all for that.


10 posted on 08/30/2017 2:27:45 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: floozy22
Let's add a requirement for drug testing

Unfortunately, that would backfire. "Conservative" pols are tripping over each other in a race to seen who can do the most to "cure" the opioid epidemic. If welfare recipients tested positive, they'd probably be enrolled in a rehab program, not have to work, and cost a fortune to try to rehabilitate. It would actually give them a reason to use drugs.

The best drug rehab program is a job and some responsibility.

11 posted on 08/30/2017 2:28:38 PM PDT by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: jazusamo

A good thing. Are you taking notes Barack?


12 posted on 08/30/2017 2:28:41 PM PDT by JimSEA
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MAGA!

Please bump the Freepathon or click above to donate or become a monthly donor!

13 posted on 08/30/2017 2:29:55 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: 2harddrive

May I repost this list in another forum?


14 posted on 08/30/2017 2:30:29 PM PDT by Frapster (Bacon!)
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To: backwoods-engineer

Beat me to it, progressive/communists heads exploding.


15 posted on 08/30/2017 2:31:25 PM PDT by phormer phrog phlyer
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To: 2harddrive

16 posted on 08/30/2017 2:35:54 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: jazusamo

Ping for later.


17 posted on 08/30/2017 2:40:04 PM PDT by KevinB (Barack Obama: The best example in history of the dangers of affirmative action!)
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To: jazusamo

That’s only, Proper.


18 posted on 08/30/2017 2:40:06 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country.)
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To: jazusamo

Yes!


19 posted on 08/30/2017 2:48:52 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: PeterPrinciple

Same should be done for Medicaid!!!


20 posted on 08/30/2017 2:52:14 PM PDT by lizma2
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