President Donald Trump announced his intent to look into possible welfare reform to reporters Monday because some people are taking advantage of the system and others aren’t getting what they need, he said.
Trump, addressing reporters, said he would be looking into the issue “very strongly” to see what can be done about the welfare system, Politico reported.
“One thing we’re going to be looking at very strongly is welfare reform. That’s becoming a very, very big subject,” the president said at the Cabinet meeting. “And people are taking advantage of the system, and then other people aren’t receiving what they really need to live, and we think it’s very unfair to them.”
Trump added that his administration had received numerous recommendations on the subject and would be announcing his plan on the welfare reform shortly.
“It’s gonna be a very big topic under this administration. And it’s started already, and we have a lot of recommendations that we’re going to be making, and you’ll be hearing about them very shortly,” Trump added.
Trump released his 2018 budget in March and welfare reform was a major part of it. The budget suggested reforming programs like the Children’s Health Insurance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, better known as food stamps.
“This budget strives to replace dependency with the dignity of work through welfare reform efforts,” the budget summary said.
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