Donald Trump wants welfare reform, says ‘people are taking advantage of the system’

[Swordsmyth]

President Donald Trump wants to put his stamp on the welfare system, apparently in favor of a more restrictive policy. He says “people are taking advantage of the system.” Trump, who has been signaling interest in the issue for some time, said this past week that he wants to tackle the issue after the tax overhaul he is seeking by the end of the year. He said changes were “desperately needed in our country” and that his administration would soon offer plans.

More at: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/donald-trump-wants-welfare-reform-says-people-are-taking-advantage-of-the-system

[Zippyjuan]

Following Clinton's lead? What the welfare bill passed under Clinton did:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Responsibility_and_Work_Opportunity_Act


Ending welfare as an entitlement program;
Requiring recipients to begin working after two years of receiving benefits;
Placing a lifetime limit of five years on benefits paid by federal funds;
Aiming to encourage two-parent families and discouraging out-of-wedlock births;
Enhancing enforcement of child support; and
Requiring state professional and occupational licenses to be withheld from illegal immigrants

It also said no benefits to legal immigrants for the first five years they are legally in the country- something Trump also said he wanted to impose (not realizing it was already in effect).

[angelatc]

Following Clinton's lead? What the welfare bill passed under Clinton did:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Responsibility_and_Work_Opportunity_Act


Ending welfare as an entitlement program;
Requiring recipients to begin working after two years of receiving benefits;
Placing a lifetime limit of five years on benefits paid by federal funds;
Aiming to encourage two-parent families and discouraging out-of-wedlock births;
Enhancing enforcement of child support; and
Requiring state professional and occupational licenses to be withheld from illegal immigrants



It also said no benefits to legal immigrants for the first five years they are legally in the country- something Trump also said he wanted to impose (not realizing it was already in effect).

It was a GOP congress that forced Clinton to do the reform, which Obama gutted almost as soon as he took office

Ending welfare as an entitlement program;
Of course it's an entitlement. I can't imagine why this is even on there.

Requiring recipients to begin working after two years of receiving benefits; Via WaPo: "the Obama administration has jettisoned the law’s work requirements, asserting that, in the future, no state will be required to follow them. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-obama-has-gutted-welfore-reform/2012/09/06/885b0092-f835-11e1-8b93-c4f4ab1c8d13_story.html)

Aiming to encourage two-parent families and discouraging out-of-wedlock births; How'd this work out?

Requiring state professional and occupational licenses to be withheld from illegal immigrants 10 States Currently Allowing Illegals To Hold Occupational and Professional Licenses (http://www.ncsl.org/research/immigration/professional-and-occupational-licenses-for-immigrants.aspx)

Additionally, certain federal benefits are available to children regardless of residency status: (http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2016/sep/28/tom-delay/tom-delay-says-most-illegal-immigrants-draw-welfar/)
the Child and Adult Care Food Program, which provides food aid to care centers for low income children, elderly or disabled adults; the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program, which subsidizes in-school meals for children from low income families; and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, which provides nutritional supplements and health education for pregnant women, breastfeeding women and their infants up to five years old who are deemed "at nutrition risk" by a doctor.

[Krugminator2]

Following Clinton's lead? What the welfare bill passed under Clinton did:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Responsibility_and_Work_Opportunity_Act



You spelled Newt Gingrich wrong.