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House support for the Fathers Count Act is an important step towards
getting more parents on payrolls so their children won't have to grow up on
welfare rolls. This legislation supports and enhances the goals of
welfare-to-work.
The bill streamlines welfare-to-work eligibility to better serve
hard-to-employ welfare recipients and non-custodial parents. These changes will
ensure that the neediest families continue to receive services they need to
make the move from welfare to work. The bill has bipartisan support and the
support of state and local governments.
I will continue to urge Congress to re-authorize welfare-to-work and
increase the funding. Both things -- the eligibility changes and increased
funding -- are necessary to reach the hardest-to-employ welfare recipients.
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