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S.1290 - Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act
Mike Lee, Ted Cruz Poverty & Family EconomicsTo help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs, and for other purposes.
These actions would result in harsh new requirements on recipients of on anti-poverty programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) program and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, as well as reduce funding for federal housing assistance through transforming it into a block grant.
Source: Congress.gov
Mike Lee
Ted Cruz
The Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act is the Wrong Direction to Reduce Child Poverty
The Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act, introduced in June by House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Meadows, Freedom Caucus member Rep. Jim Jordan, …
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