House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives approved with bipartisan support H.J.Res. 118, a resolution disapproving of the Obama administration’s attempt to roll back key welfare reforms:
We can’t move our country forward by returning to the failed policies of the past. Welfare reform and its strong work requirements helped millions of Americans achieve self-sufficiency. We will not allow the president to unwind years of progress by rewriting the law through executive fiat. The House of Representatives has taken a critical step to protect bipartisan reforms that help low-income families and rein in the Obama administration’s unlawful overreach. I urge the Senate to pass this resolution without delay.
