Word: mikulski
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America's current welfare system discourages people from seeking work, contributes to the breakup of families and is in desperate need of reform, U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) said last night at a Harvard Law School Forum...
Speaking before an audience of 60 at Austin Hall, Mikulski advocated a complete overhaul of the welfare system and outlined the proposal that Senate Democrats hope to advance this summer...
...Democrats could show we're progressive, we could take these programs and put them to work," Mikulski said. "Not everything we have done in [the past] has utility today...
...reform package, Mikulski said, must include three provisions: job training, new tax incentives and an individualized plan for families with special circumstances. There must also be an emphasis on long-term economic growth, she said...
...want to make sure welfare is not a way of life but a way to a better life," said Mikulski, the ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Veterans Administration, Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies...