What the GOP work requirement proposal would really do

By Sarah Bedford

Published May 18, 2023 11:30am ET

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What the GOP work requirement proposal would really do — A battle over the debt ceiling hinges increasingly on the prospect of strengthening work requirements for some government benefits, with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) calling it a necessity and many Democrats balking at even the most modest proposals. What Republicans have floated would not affect the vast majority of recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]

A battle over the debt ceiling hinges increasingly on the prospect of strengthening work requirements for some government benefits, with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) calling it a necessity and many Democrats balking at even the most modest proposals.

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