House passes resolution rebuking HHS for waiving welfare work rules

The House on Thursday passed a resolution condemning the Obama administration for allowing states to bypass rules requiring that many welfare recipients actively seek employment as a condition for receiving the cash benefits. The measure passed on a mostly party-line vote of 250 to 164, all Republicans voted in favor along with 19 Democrats and … Continue reading House passes resolution rebuking HHS for waiving welfare work rules

House passes resolution rebuking HHS for waiving welfare work rules

Republicans say that the work requirement cannot be waived, but unelected bureaucrats are changing the law of the land.