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House Passes Welfare Reform
Bill
 Update:
The House passes Republican legislation that would impose stricter work
rules on welfare recipients and reaffirm the philosophy of the landmark
1996 reform. (5/16/02)
2002 Welfare Debate
The 1997 Welfare Reform Law expires this year, and House Republicans
have offered legislation that would increase the amount of time recipients
must work and add marriage incentives. Congressmen
Clay Shaw (R-Fla.) and Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) preview the debate.
(5/14/02)
Making Marriage Work
RealAudio:
Betty Ann Bowser looks at a welfare program in Oklahoma that encourages
marriage.(5/14/02)
Revisiting Welfare
As the 1997
Welfare Reform Law comes up for reauthorization, Betty Ann Bowser
looks at the impact it has had in the state of Connecticut. (5/3/02)
Moving On
Spencer Michels reports from central California on paying
welfare recipients to relocate to where jobs are more plentiful.
(4/24/02)
Examining Welfare Reform
As thousands of families approach a limit for their welfare benefits,
Congress is set to re-examine
how well efforts to reform the system are working. (8/23/01)
Barriers to Food Stamps
Lee Hochberg examines barriers
to receiving food stamps. (4/27/01)
Breaking the Cycle
Fred
de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television looks at Minnesota's
approach to welfare reform. (3/5/01)
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