.SpeakerMcCarthy is aiming to bolster work requirements for major social welfare programs as part of his party’s plan to raise the debt ceiling, emphasizing a stance long seen as a policy and political winner by conservatives.
The proposal as it stands faces long odds, given Democrats' control of the Senate and President Joe Biden’s insistence for a clean increase in the debt ceiling without accompanying conditions. Still, the legislation is an indication of the GOP's priorities in what will likely be quite contentious negotiations in the coming weeks and months.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated Tuesday that the reforms would, over the course of 10 years, reduce spending by $109 billion for Medicaid, $11 billion for SNAP, and $6 million for cash welfare. “The culture of welfare must be replaced with the culture of work,” Biden said on the floor of the Senate ahead of his vote. “The culture of dependence must be replaced with the culture of self-sufficiency and personal responsibility.”Rep. David Scott , the ranking member on the Agriculture Committee, which oversees SNAP, pushed back on McCarthy’s plan, calling the proposal as it currently stands a “non-starter.
The CBO said in its report that the food stamp requirements would push an average of 275,000 people a month off the rolls and lower monthly benefits for another 19,000. Currently, about 43 million people receive food stamps, according to the most recent figures, up from about 37 million before the pandemic struck.
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