Listen as Larry spoke with Ja’Ron Smith, Special Assistant to the President and Policy Advisor for Urban Affairs and Revitalization Policy, regarding President Trump’s Executive Order on Economic Mobility.
Trump’s New Executive Order Will Make Welfare Recipients Work to Receive Benefits (Fortune)
President Trump is adding requirements for the poorest Americans to get access to government assistance.
Trump signed the Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility executive order on Tuesday, directing federal agencies to expand work requirements for those who receive benefits from government assistance programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, and public housing.
The order calls on a variety of departments, including Agriculture, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development to review existing waivers and mandates to work requirements and submit recommended policy changes within 90 days. [Read More]
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