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House GOP pushes ahead with safety net reforms

By Joseph Lawler
Published May 11, 2018 4:00am ET
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House GOP pushes ahead with safety net reforms
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., accompanied by House Ways and Means chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, left, and Melissa Bercier of Couch Clarity, Ill., center, speaks during a roundtable with American taxpayers on tax reform on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Washington. | (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House Republicans are sketching out a piecemeal program of safety net reforms.

They will introduce a reauthorization of the federal cash welfare program next week meant to refocus it on promoting work, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, said Thursday.

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