Bipartisan effort launches to reintroduce welfare work requirements

(The Center Square) – Reinstating work requirements for some welfare recipients found support across the aisle on Wednesday.

It’s a notable change after the partisan nature of the debate in recent years: Republicans have long wanted waivers from the mandate, which have been used on and off for the last 20 years, to expire amid fears about prolonged government dependency and fraud. Democrats see the option as economically justified absent a stronger safety net.