History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2301 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Welfare Reform
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The idea
In August nineteen ninety-six Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, setting time limits on welfare benefits.
In practice
Most recipients required to find work within two years of first receiving aid.
Where people slip
Unit eleven's promise of federal support was redrawn here by a Democratic president and a Republican Congress.
Your place on the trail
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