WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Witnesses shared how the dignity of work can help families overcome hardship, connect to their community, and build more independent and fulfilling lives, during a Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee hearing marking 30 years since historic, bipartisan welfare reforms in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) (P.L. 104-193) were signed into law in 1996. Missy Hanks of the Elm Foundation, a former Alabama social worker, described how her approach to helping families has changed since 1996. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Director, Matt Damschroder, highlighted the sta...