Watered down welfare reform

A 1996 welfare reform law, approved by Congress and signed by President Clinton, imposes a work requirement on welfare recipients that cannot be weakened or waived. Yet, the Obama administration claims it has the authority to define what constitutes “work” in a manner that virtually eliminates the requirement.

In a legal memorandum, the Heritage Foundation, a conservative thinktank, suggests that it violates President Obama’s constitutional obligation to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”

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Posted by Gary on Aug 9 2012. Filed under Breaking News, Law, US. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.