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Harkness, S.. "Leaving Poor Women Behind, Welfare Reform: Politics, Power, and Elections" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p62199_index.html>

Harkness, S. , 2003-08-27 "Leaving Poor Women Behind, Welfare Reform: Politics, Power, and Elections" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p62199_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) enacted in 1996 and commonly referred to as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) was a high priority item on the 107th Congressional calendar for reauthorization. While the law received hearings in both chambers, and House and Senate members introduced several pieces of legislation, it was not reauthorized and expired on September 30th 2002. Since expiring, several Continuing Resolutions (CR�s) have ensured its funding, but the legislation still has not been reauthorized. Several problems result from Congresses failure to reauthorize TANF. Beyond the policy limitations and damage to the program and its recipients, political struggles and partisan politics divide the issue resulting in inaction and an elevation of controversy. This paper examined key pieces of legislation in both the House and the Senate that were proposed and marked-up, it also examined committee and floor statements, voting records, press releases, public interviews and statements, and published political agendas proposed by Congress. Politics, while very much a part of legislating appear to be the primary factor in explaining why TANF was not reauthorized. In this paper, an argument will be made demonstrating how Senator Daschle constrained votes in the Senate in light of midterm elections as an attempt to maintain party power. The author will argue that politics took priority over poverty.

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