His claims about Obama doing away with a work requirement turned out to be wrong. Even the Republican that crafted the legislation back in the nineties came out and stated that Obama's suggestion re: welfare would help more people get back to work.
Is Mitten a liar or is he just stupid?
The ad is the most public attack on a change the administration made last month to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which is what welfare became after 1996.
The controversy is centered on the work requirements at the heart of TANF's cash assistance program.
The law currently lists the work activities that meet the requirement, including participating in subsidized or unsubsidized employment, undergoing on-the-job-training, attending a high school or GED program and searching for a job. It also requires the states to track the hours recipients spend in these activities -- 50% of recipients are required to participate, though states can have that target reduced if they lower their caseloads.
But last month, the Department of Health and Human Services added an option that allows for more flexibility for states that want to test alternate ways of putting families on the path back to employment.
Recipients would still have to get jobs or prepare for work, but states can now apply for waivers of the original requirements.
The purpose is to better help people get back to gainful employment and off government assistance. The administration said it met with state officials, who said that more flexibility could put more recipients to work.
"We also heard concerns that some TANF rules stifle innovation and focus attention on paperwork rather than helping parents find jobs," wrote George Sheldon, acting assistant secretary for the department's Administration for Children and Families.
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Romney is not a liar. He has a valid argument. Both sides bring out interesting valid points. Who is supposed to be writing and passing the Laws, the President or Congress