 |
Leaving Poor Women Behind, Welfare Reform: Politics, Power, and Elections
| |
| | Unformatted Document Text:
2
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 107
th
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 30
th
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 maintainparty. The author will argue that politics took priority over poverty.
|
| |
| |
|
|
2
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 107
th
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 30
th
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. The author will argue that politics took priority over poverty.
|
|
 Convention | | All Academic Convention makes running your annual conference simple and cost effective. It is your online solution for abstract management, peer review, and scheduling for your annual meeting or convention. | | Submission - Custom fields, multiple submission types, tracks, audio visual, multiple upload formats, automatic conversion to pdf. | | Review - Peer Review, Bulk reviewer assignment, bulk emails, ranking, z-score statistics, and multiple worksheets! | | Reports - Many standard and custom reports generated while you wait. Print programs with participant indexes, event grids, and more! | | Scheduling - Flexible and convenient grid scheduling within rooms and buildings. Conflict checking and advanced filtering. | | Communication - Bulk email tools to help your administrators send reminders and responses. Use form letters, a message center, and much more! | | Management - Search tools, duplicate people management, editing tools, submission transfers, many tools to manage a variety of conference management headaches! | | Click here for more information. |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
