Welfare Reform: An Issue Overview
Description:
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said September 4 that he would continue to work toward a bipartisan consensus on reauthorization of TANF, which is scheduled to expire on September 30. Noting the continued decline in the TANF caseload, the Senator said that “simply going off welfare doesn’t mean that families have achieved significant income and job security.” He said the next phase of welfare reform should focus on strengthening policies to provide every TANF family the opportu…
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Date:
September 5, 2003
Creator:
Burke, Vee
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department