Dave Reichert: “Our nation's welfare system should help people overcome their challenges and move up the economic ladder. Unfortunately…”

“Our nation's welfare system should help people overcome their challenges and move up the economic ladder. Unfortunately, the current maze of programs not only fails to lift up many poor families in need, but it too often punishes those who work hard and do the right thing. It's time to highlight how this increasingly expensive system fails to address the real needs of low-income individuals and families, so we can determine how to craft reforms that provide the actual help families need to escape poverty.”