Posted on 04/04/2023 9:30:53 AM PDT by devane617
House Republicans are ratcheting up their focus on toughening work requirements for several government assistance programs as a potential condition of raising the debt ceiling.
While the conference is still working out the details, some Republicans have set their sights on programs like SNAP, often referred to as the food stamps program, and Medicaid for potential changes.
The idea is already drawing the ire of Democrats who have panned such changes as a “non-starter.”
“Everybody believes in a safety net, but I don’t think many people think it’s right to be paying billions of dollars to allow people to sit at home and work and not work when everybody’s looking for workers,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said.
In a letter to President Biden last week, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pitched “strengthening work requirements for those without dependents who can work” among his first broad proposals for spending reforms Republicans could get behind as part of a bipartisan agreement to raise the debt ceiling.
The letter comes as rank-and-file members and GOP leaders have signaled growing interest in tightening work requirements for certain programs as one way to curb government spending.
(Excerpt) Read more at wgntv.com ...
Clinton agreed to a work requirement.
But then again that was a quarter century ago; Democrats are completely different now.
ping
Issue a yellow vest and gloves with the first welfare payment. Your first job is street cleaning. You may quit street cleaning when you get yourself a real job for at least 30 hours a week. Welfare payments go down as income goes up on a 2:1 basis. For every $2 earned, there’s a $1 reduction in payment. The other $1 is placed in an account that may subsequently be used to start a business, go to school, purchase a home or for retirement.
When income rises to above poverty level, welfare payments will be stopped.
You will now be a productive member of society and not a leech.
Never get pass the Senate.
There can be only one explanation for why anyone would be against work requirements for receiving taxpayer benefits.
The House has the luxury of passing every bill the base wants knowing it dies in the Senate or a Veto. Trust none of this.
“Liberals heads explode. Expecting people to work for welfare is racist according to Dims”
It’s slavery.
More reparations will be needed.
This just shows the non-serious state of the House Republicans.
ALL of the minutiae should have been ready to roll from Day -1 - they’ve had years to get ready.
I have no hope that anything serious will change.
Convince me otherwise.
House GOP ratchets up focus on the Biden crime family so far all we hear are pins dropping.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.