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Kevin Corinth explores the potential impact of a Medicaid work requirement. Congress is considering implementing work requirements for Medicaid. This reform could help Congress achieve its goal of reducing federal…
Angela Rachidi and Erik Randolph propose helpful reforms to a struggling federal program. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) plays a vital role in providing food assistance to low-income households…
It’s no secret that many North Carolinians rely on governmental assistance programs to make ends meet. But they often get caught in something called a “benefits cliff” that disincentivizes them…
Angela Rachidi of the American Enterprise Institute recently offered Congress ideas for improving a major federal program. As this committee considers a Farm Bill for 2023, I wanted to highlight…
Angela Rachidi takes aim at major problems within a high-profile federal government program. In the coming months, Congress is expected to reauthorize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the country’s…
Angela Rachidi of the American Enterprise Institute questions the federal government’s selective use of nutrition standards within its food programs. Earlier this month, the Secretary of the US Department of…
Editors at the Washington Examiner ponder the consequences of paying people not to work. It has been almost two years since the economy recovered fully from the coronavirus pandemic, but…
Angela Rachidi explores the impact of the federal government’s expansion of food stamp benefits. Up until the pandemic, federal dollars on SNAP appeared mostly effective, as increases in spending tracked…
Stephen Moore writes for the New York Post about a fundamental flaw in the Biden administration’s approach to employment. [W]e still don’t have nearly enough adult Americans in the work…
Each government agency and program is created to do a job. Legislators should regularly review those jobs and how programs perform them. Regulatory sunset reviews provide a good model to…
Angela Rachidi writes for National Review Online about a disturbing decision from the new Biden administration. President Joe Biden’s recent executive order to expand food assistance to U.S. households, while…
Cheryl Chumley of the Washington Times examines another ill-advised pronouncement from freshman U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in her normal screeching manner, just raised national hackles by…