President Bill Clinton campaigned in 1992 to “end welfare as we know it,” and, four years later, that slogan became a law that has reduced the number of people on welfare by nine million. This book, ...

Democrats are already on offense. In passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Republican Congress set a new gold standard for welfare reform. Some conservatives say the GOP has gone wobbly on work.

In signing the new welfare reform bill, President Bill Clinton and the Republican Congress not only expect to change "welfare as we know it," but also expect to change the role information systems ...

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With the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, the United States embarked on a major policy change to its social welfare and safety net ...

Larry Summers has some nerve. The economist is ripping Republican’s “cruel” efforts to rein in out-of-control Medicaid spending. Yet he himself participated in one of the biggest welfare reforms of ...