In a Senate Budget Committee hearing, Russell Vought, President Trump's nominee for the Office of Management and Budget, praised 1990s welfare reform as a benchmark for future federal policies. He highlighted reductions in welfare caseloads and emphasized work requirements for Medicaid recipients. However, critics pointed out that these policies contributed to rising extreme poverty rates. Sen. Jeff Merkley cited Arkansas' flawed work requirement experiment, which resulted in considerable loss of health coverage without increasing employment. Vought's statements have drawn significant scrutiny regarding their impact on vulnerable populations.
"One of the major legislations that our side has been very proud of since the 1990s was the impact of welfare reform... It led to caseload reductions, people getting off of welfare, going back into the workforce."
"The imposition of work requirements on Medicaid recipients in Arkansas was a failed experiment, with thousands losing health coverage without any significant increase in employment."
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