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Stimulating, part 2
Power Line —
... Charles Hurt takes a look inside the trilliion dollar grab bag passed by the House this week and finds "five words that could drastically undo two decades of welfare reforms." ...
Amanda Carpenter: Stimulus Bill Eliminates Welfare Caps
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
There's no end to the pork and trouble inside President Obama's stimulus bill. Charlie Hurt of the New York Post discovered language tucked in it to eliminate the caps on welfare money the federal government can send to states. On page 354 of the bill is language that says: "Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated such sums as are necessary for payment to the Emergency Fund." The Emergency Fund was established by welfare law to provide assistance to states. The wildly successful 1996 Welfare Reform Act placed ...
The Welfare Stimulus
Weekly Standard Blog —
The New York Post's Charles Hurt reports:
Buried deep inside the massive spending orgy that Democrats jammed through the House this week lie five words that could drastically undo two decades of welfare reforms.
The very heart of the widely applauded Welfare Reform Act of 1996 is a cap on the amount of federal cash that can be sent to states each year for welfare payments.
But, thanks to the simple phrase slipped into the legislation, the new "stimulus" bill abolishes the limits on the amount of federal money for the ...
CHANGE FOR THE WORSE: “Buried deep inside the massive spending orgy that Democrats jammed through t…
Instapundit —
... CHANGE FOR THE WORSE: “Buried deep inside the massive spending orgy that Democrats jammed through the House this week lie five words that could drastically undo two decades of welfare reforms.” ...
Is This What You Want?
Daily Pundit —
WASHINGTON - Buried deep inside the massive spending orgy that Democrats jammed through the House this week lie five words that could drastically undo two decades of welfare reforms.
The very heart of the widely applauded Welfare Reform Act of 1996 is a cap on the amount of federal cash that can be sent to states each year for welfare payments.
But, thanks to the simple phrase slipped into the legislation, the new “stimulus” bill abolishes the limits on the amount of federal money for the so-called Emergency Fund, which ships ...
Riding The Rails
Blue Crab Boulevard —
... Rich asked earlier today if everyone had their hobo outfit picked out yet. That post was in response to the insane provisions in the “stimulus” bill that would throw protectionist “buy American” legislation on all government projects. Europe is vowing retaliation for that. Well, there’s even more - and bigger - nuggets in the bill. This one will stun you. The Democrats are reversing welfare reform . Buried deep inside the massive spending orgy that Democrats jammed through the House this week lie five words that could drastically undo two decades of welfare reforms. The very ...
I Don’t Understand People
Comments from Left Field —
... age 65. And here’s the kicker: Whereas employees were previously responsible for paying their health premiums while on Cobra, now the feds will pay 65%. CBO estimates? Seven million Americans will have the feds mostly pay their insurance bills in 2009.
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Add it up, and Democrats may move 10 million more Americans under the federal health umbrella — in just four weeks! Good luck ever cutting off that money. …
And Charles Hurt:
Buried deep inside the massive spending orgy ...
Rolling back welfare reform
Betsy's Page —
... that part of the $827 billion spending package would start rolling back the work requirements that were the heart of the 1996 welfare reform. Shouldn't Republicans be making more of a fuss about the provision in the stimulus bill--both House and Senate versions, apparently--that spends $2-3 billion to the states for "temporary welfare payments"? I initially thought Charles Hurt of the N.Y. Post was being alarmist when he suggested the provision would "drastically undo two decades of welfare reforms." The essence of the 1996 reform was ending the individual legal entitlement ...
