Chrissy Metz: Welfare reform was signed into law by President Bill Clinton. She says it requires people to do a certain number of hours in order to get welfare. But she says the programs are counterproductive and don't help those who need them most. Metz: There is so much red tape and paperwork involved in monitoring these work activities.
With the debt ceiling deadline approaching, Republicans want to expand rules that require welfare recipients to work. Vox’s Dylan Scott and Marketplace’s Krissy Clark explain.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi and Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
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