Gladly, too – these Republicans decided that they know better how to spend your money than you do. To wit:
Shot: States moving to restore work requirements for food stamp recipients
…Kansas was one of the first states to reverse that in 2013. “I believe most Americans and most Kansans think it’s common sense,” said Andrew Wiens of the Kansas Department for Children & Families. “These are able-bodied adults without dependents. They don’t have children in the home. They’re not elderly, they’re not disabled. These folks should be working.” Since Kansas reinstated work rules, food stamp rolls dropped by 20,000 and the incomes of those who left increased by 127 percent, Wiens said.
..Maine followed the Kansas lead in 2014. In the first three months, the number of able-bodied adults without children on food stamps fell by almost 80 percent.
Yup, Republicans in other state making sure their citizens’ Federal taxes aren’t paying for able bodied loafers / takers. NH?
(NH) Chaser: Medicaid Expansion – toothless
…The reauthorization bill makes several changes to the program, including adding a requirement that says any able-bodied adults must work, volunteer or participate in job training programs for 30 hours per week. The federal government has never approved a work requirement, so the bill includes language saying New Hampshire’s plan can continue even if the requirement is rejected.
GOP Sen. Jeanie Forrester pressed the committee to remove the so-called severability language, arguing the state should put more pressure on the federal government to allow the work requirement. Forrester, who is running for governor, said she is hearing from constituents who are frustrated that people are receiving insurance without having to work.
No kidding. The NH State Republicans were the ones that led the fight to implement Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion – including Jeanie Forrester. But now that she’s running for Governor, her vote will come back to bite her. Thus, IMHO, this political theater on her part in trying to stop this train (thanks, NH State Senator Jeb Bradley and NH State Rep Joe LaChance) should be viewed in the light of her Governor run as this will be laid at her feet during the Primary (don’t doubt me).
“I think this is really important for New Hampshire to take a stand on this,” she said. “People want to see this work requirement.“
But you voted for this. Without it, the first time around. Buyer’s remorse now?
But of course, as Susan has said, the fix is in to keep this going and we’ll be able to blame the NH GOP for the income tax or sales tax (or BOTH!) that will be needed to keep that train’s water boiler and coal bin loaded.
But several of Forrester’s colleagues, including Republican Senate President Chuck Morse, pushed back against her proposal. Morse helped author the original bill, which uses federal dollars to put low income people on private health insurance plans. He said while he strongly believes in a work requirement, removing the language that lets the program continue without one would put the entire program at risk. He said New Hampshire can continue to fight for a work requirement under a new president.
Right – for ALL of his protestations that this is NOT Medicaid Expansion but a use of NH tax money gone to DC and trying to get it back, that last statement belies his past statements. This is ALL about the money from the Feds and getting it in State – he and his cohort aren’t about doing what he said (that he really would like to see the work requirement implemented) but his ACTIONS of getting rid of the severability language says otherwise.
Again, screw what they SAY, examine what they DO. And in this, he makes it clear that he’s willing to sell out his Principles for the Benjamins (and lots of them). And the other Senate Republicans that voted with him agree about the importance of their Principles.
