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Loudermilk Supports Measure to Get Individuals Into the Workforce

Press Release

Date: June 27, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Entitlements and the Safety Net

Rep. Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after supporting legislation that lifts American families out of poverty and into the workforce:

"When the federal government declared an 'unconditional war on poverty' in 1964, about 14.5 percent of Americans were considered poor. Today, 53 years and $22 trillion dollars later, there are more Americans listed as living in poverty than there were then. Clearly, what the federal government has been doing isn't working. Instead of lifting people up, our welfare programs actually hold them down. It's beyond time to reform these systems and give struggling Americans a chance to succeed."

Background

Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act, H.R. 2842, empowers states to develop programs that place low-income individuals into the workforce. This will help struggling Americans gain on-the-job skills to ensure that they get a hand-up from TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families).


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