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President Bill Clinton joined with the Republican-controlled Congress in 1996 to enact the most sweeping changes to welfare in a generation with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act by tying benefits to work.

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

February 17, 2026

Welfare dollars are being wasted

All too frequently government programs for sympathetic causes are plagued by high levels of fraud. C...

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