{"id":34293,"date":"2019-12-18T14:33:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T18:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalcenter.org\/?p=34293"},"modified":"2020-01-09T14:25:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T18:25:34","slug":"welfare-reform-lauded-by-project-21-and-congressional-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalcenter.org\/ncppr\/2019\/12\/18\/welfare-reform-lauded-by-project-21-and-congressional-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Welfare Reform Lauded by Project 21 and Congressional Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month, overall unemployment in America hit a 50-year low<\/a><\/strong>. Over the last three years, black unemployment in particular has reached new recorded lows on six occasions<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Horace

Horace Cooper<\/p><\/div>\n

In a Houston Chronicle<\/em> commentary<\/a><\/strong> co-authored with U.S. Representative Mike Conaway<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 the ranking member of the Agriculture Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives \u2013 Project 21<\/a><\/strong> Co-Chairman Horace Cooper<\/a> <\/strong>praises a new Trump Administration rule<\/a><\/strong> to close \u201cunconscionable\u201d waiver loopholes for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or \u201cfood stamps\u201d) that allowed \u201ctaxpayer funds [to be] used to keep people on benefits yet not\u2026 help them stand on their own two feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Welfare-to-work efforts like this new rule align with the bipartisan reform enacted during the Clinton Administration, yet they are now being assailed by a \u201cflurry of outrage<\/a><\/strong> and hyperbolic headlines<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d But getting those who can work into the workforce should be a no-brainer, explain\u00a0Horace and Rep. Conaway:<\/p>\n

The unemployment rate is at a historic 50-year low of 3.5 percent, yet 75 percent of childless, able-bodied adults receiving SNAP benefits are not working at all. These are the very men and women who should be invited to join a booming economy and not be cast aside simply because it\u2019s easier to offer a monthly SNAP allotment rather than undertake the hard work of helping them transition to independence.<\/p>\n

This group of capable adults should be encouraged to seek services through the countless employment and education-related services available through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), community partners and other federal and state government programs. This hand-up is the very core of this rule \u2013 to ensure states stop requesting waivers and instead start working with recipients to better their station in life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Rep.

Rep. Mike Conaway<\/p><\/div>\n

Progress has been hampered due to regulations enacted after the 1996 welfare overhaul<\/a><\/strong> that \u201ccreated egregious arrangements where states could manipulate data sets to waive large swaths of this able-bodied population from even looking for work \u2013 even in times of low unemployment and economic growth.\u201d The new rule limits the time able-bodied adults without dependents can continue to receive SNAP benefits without being employed or engaged in work training. As Horace and Rep. Conaway point out:<\/p>\n

The present Administration\u2019s rule is very clear: states should not have the ability to haphazardly distribute waivers to individuals who don\u2019t need them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They also note that reform is a good long-term investment toward keeping our nation\u2019s economic recovery rolling along:<\/p>\n

Moving individuals from welfare to work posts a return on investment in the form of reduced government spending, allows a reallocation of resources to the truly needy, and results in increased tax revenues. It is also a benefit to employers who are introduced to a new pool of potential workers. As these workers mature in their careers, their potential for new skills, savings, and other success increases.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In its \u201cBlueprint for a Better Deal for Black America,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Project 21 advocated<\/a><\/strong> for work requirements for welfare benefits. It labeled early versions of the 2018 Farm Bill, which included provisions similar to the Trump Administration\u2019s new rule, as\u00a0\u201cBlueprint compliant.\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

To read more of the commentary from Horace and Rep. Conaway \u2013 \u201cA Growing Economy Provides Opportunity to Move More Americans Off Food Stamps\u201d \u2013 at the website of the Houston Chronicle<\/em>, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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