House Republicans defended their broadening of work requirements for safety net programs in the debt ceiling bill, saying it would help people escape poverty and assist employers looking to hire
In a call with reporters, the representatives also challenged the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the package, released Tuesday, that showed enrollment in the food stamps program would increase by 78,000 people in an average month when fully implemented, as well as grow spending by $2.1 billion over the decade.
” Republican lawmakers also blasted states for using loopholes to expand enrollment to secure more federal funding and cited a recent Axios-Ipsos poll that showed nearly two-thirds of Americans support work requirements for food stamps and Medicaid. Expanding work requirements In their debt limit bill passed in late April, House Republicans called for introducing work requirements to Medicaid and for broadening the mandates in food stamps and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs.
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