Welfare

Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., debuted the measure Thursday and explained that those who failed the tests would be directed to drug rehab programs. (Bloomberg/Andrew Harrer)

Politics

Lawmaker pushes to drug test welfare recipients

February 12, 2016 3:20 am

The movement for reform follows a 2015 report by HUD's inspector general that found more than 25,000 families earn too much to qualify for housing assistance. (AP Photo)

Feds consider whether to cut thousands from housing assistance

Rudy Takala -

February 2, 2016 9:49 pm

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., have said that they will stick to the agreed-upon spending increase. (AP Photo)

Healthcare

With election in November, clock is ticking on welfare reform

Susan Ferrechio -

February 1, 2016 5:01 am

Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush unveiled an aggressive plan on Friday to reform welfare policy. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Economy

Bush proposes moving welfare, food stamps to states

Joseph Lawler -

January 8, 2016 8:59 pm

According to the Food Research Action Center, SNAP participation averaged 45.5 million people in September 2015, a decrease of almost 1.1 million compared with September 2014. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Up to 1 million may lose food stamp benefits in 2016

Kelly Cohen -

January 6, 2016 10:08 pm

Outspoken conservative Paul LePage ran on a promise to reform welfare in 2010 and 2014, targeting abuse of and dependency on government programs. (AP photo)

Economy

How one state is solving the food stamp problem

Joseph Lawler -

December 14, 2015 5:01 am

Healthcare

Ryan to push votes on Obamacare, taxes in 2016

Susan Ferrechio -

December 3, 2015 7:19 pm

Once questions surrounding the earned income tax credit are resolved, the major question for Republicans will be tightening work requirements for welfare programs, partly by rolling back some of the changes President Obama has made. (AP Photo)

Economy

Earned income tax credits on GOP’s welfare agenda

Joseph Lawler -

November 30, 2015 5:01 am

Sponsors of the bill say that one out of every three families

Politics

Dems propose federal diaper subsidies

Pete Kasperowicz -

November 19, 2015 2:26 pm

Over $1 trillion of taxpayer money gets spent on welfare, yet the poverty rate is where it was 50 years ago. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Beltway Confidential

America’s welfare system is a mess, in one chart

Jason Russell -

November 6, 2015 4:46 pm

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Tag: Welfare

Lawmaker pushes to drug test welfare recipients

Feds consider whether to cut thousands from housing assistance

With election in November, clock is ticking on welfare reform

Bush proposes moving welfare, food stamps to states

Up to 1 million may lose food stamp benefits in 2016

How one state is solving the food stamp problem

Ryan to push votes on Obamacare, taxes in 2016

Earned income tax credits on GOP’s welfare agenda

Dems propose federal diaper subsidies

America’s welfare system is a mess, in one chart

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