It was Aug. 22, 1996, when President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act — known in shorthand as welfare reform. Clinton had campaigned for the presidency in 1992 on a pledge to “end welfare as we know it,” but had vetoed two previous bills he thought too harsh.
20 years after welfare reform: Has it worked? If so, then how well?
Growth in extreme poverty seen to parallel history of 1996 welfare reform law
LORAIN, Ohio (CNS) — Quinn Washington always considered herself a “worker bee.” A single mother of six, Washington, 32, worked long hours to provide for her […]