Dick Tuck
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- Aug 29, 2009
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So the wingnuts lie about Obama cutting the work requirement, while writing legislation that would do exactly that. And Republicans are wondering why they're losing the battle of ideas.
OOPS! A GOP-led House Panel Voted To End Welfare Rules At Heart Of Anti-Obama Attack | TPMDC
OOPS! A GOP-led House Panel Voted To End Welfare Rules At Heart Of Anti-Obama Attack | TPMDC
Theres little Republicans love more these days than falsely attacking President Obama for stripping work requirements out of welfare.
But in their zeal to slash and de-federalize safety net programs, theyve advanced legislation that would do exactly that.
The bill sponsored by Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Joseph J. Heck, (R-NV), and Buck McKeon (R-CA) and called the Workforce Investment Improvement Act would allow states to lump moneys from state-federal employment and training programs, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, into a single fund. But by doing so, it could essentially nullify federal eligibility requirements for those programs, according to the Congressional Research Service, the nonpartisan analysis arm of Congress which reviewed the bill.