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A conservative national organization gave Missouri an 'F' on welfare reform. |
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Wrap: The ranking comes only days after the House passed a bill that would limit welfare programs.
The proposed measure would decrease the TANF life-time limit from five years to two.
House Speaker John Diehl says TANF was meant to be temporary not permanent.
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Description: What happens time and time again with government programs and government bureaucracy is they take a life on their own, they grow, you never reset it, and you never take a look at how you're doing things and how things can be done better. |
Not all support the bill and many still question the validity of the report card.
The welfare-rights organization Empower Missouri issued a statement saying some of the report's measurements are flawed.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Krista Gmelich.
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A conservative national organization gave the state an 'F' on its welfare report card. |
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Wrap: Missouri scored the lowest out of all 50 states.
And the news came just days after the House passed a bill to place restrictions on welfare.
Executive Director Jeanette Mott Oxford of the Missouri Association for Social Welfare says the proposed life-time limitations on TANF aren't the solution.
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Description: We already have a temporary assistance program in our state. It's temporary in that you can only get assistance currently for 60 months. That's a temporary program. |
But House Speaker John Diehl says government programs like TANF have taken on a life of their own.
Diehl also says it's time to reset the clock and look at bettering welfare programs.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Krista Gmelich.