Congress must ensure that able-bodied working-age Americans stop abusing the welfare system, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and three other leaders of the Trump administration.
Kennedy, along with Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, wrote a Wednesday opinion column in The New York Times that said the country’s welfare programs should focus on “the truly needy” – seniors, individuals with disabilities, pregnant women, and low-income families with children.
The four Trump administration officials wrote that able-bodied adults receiving benefits should work, participate in job training, or volunteer in their communities at least 20 hours a week with limited exceptions for good cause, such as caring for young children and health issues.
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