The report also recommends that, “The next Congress and president should work together, in the same bipartisan spirit reflected in the original 1996 law that builds on the success of reform, rather than turning back the clock through waivers.” ![]() ![]() The analysis recently released raises concerns that the IM issued by HHS could “lead to an expanded TANF caseload by allowing activities that are not governed by work participation rates.” Furthermore, it concludes that, “If the new HHS policy survives a potential legal challenge and ongoing congressional challenges, it is hard to see how it would not undermine the clear work participation rates in TANF.” It’s time the White House play it straight with the American people and explain why they alone believe they can lessen the emphasis on work as a critical component of welfare.” The fact is no Administration – from Clinton to Bush – had ever thought it had this kind of power. “This report is a confirmation why the Administration’s actions that could dramatically expand what is counted as work raised such significant alarm bells. “Analysis after analysis have overwhelmingly dispelled the notion that the Obama Administration has the blanket authority to unilaterally undermine welfare work requirements,” said Hatch. SALT LAKE CITY – A new, independent report found that the Obama Administration’s decision to unilaterally waive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), also known as welfare, work requirements through a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Informational Memorandum (IM) “undermines TANF work rules.” The report, The Welfare Waivers: How They Really Do Water Down Work Requirements, released by the Manhattan Institute supports what the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in a September analysis requested by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) that HHS “abruptly abandoned” its previous position that it did not have the authority to waive TANF work requirements. Julia Lawless, Antonia Ferrier, 202.224.4515 Report: Obama Administration Rule Undermines Welfare Work Requirements Analysis Finds, “It is hard to see how it would not undermine the work participation rates in TANF”
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