"I believe in the value of work. I voted for the 1996 welfare law because I supported moving people from welfare to work."
"We have already let one program, the supplemental grants under TANF, expire."
"I don't believe, though there have been some spotty successes, that that law has begun to fulfill its promise."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"the responsibility for those failures is shared by many: States who did not do their part; an Administration that has not come forward with its own plan; and Republicans here in Congress who have cont..."
"The Adoption Incentives program... rewards States if they increase the number of children leaving foster care for adoptive homes."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks to each of our witnesses not only for your testimony, but for the devotion you show to this very important and challenging cause."
"And why is it that we need additional data from HHS?"
"I believe that our Federal Adoption Incentives program, which provides financial awards to the States that increase the number of children adopted out of foster care above a certain baseline, is an im..."
"Not every child has been so lucky to have a home."
"Do the maintenance-of-effort requirements need to be altered?"