‘Welfare to work’ rules become sticking point in US debt ceiling fight
Financial Times
23-05-18 04:19
Stricter work requirements for people on US social safety net programmes have become a sticking point in negotiations over raising the US debt ceiling. Kevin McCarthy, the Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, said that tougher work requirements for recipients of the programmes were a “red line”. However, President Joe Biden’s apparent openness to some reforms to the social safety net, which dismayed progressive Democrats, has led to a complex situation that could potentially lead to a revolt from the left of Biden’s party.