The Pros And Cons Of The Welfare Reform

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The citizens of the United States were beginning to feel an anti-government sentiment spread throughout the country. Clinton's failed initiatives and some failed policies helped spread these feelings among the people. In 1994, Republican Newt Gingrich led the Republicans to take advantage of this opportunity. They offered a "Contract with America", promising an all-out assault on budget deficits and radical reductions in welfare programs. In the congressional election year of 1994, a Republican majority was swept into both chambers of Congress. They began to flex their muscles, forcing Clinton to sign several new bills, one restricted welfare grants and required able-bodied welfare recipients to find employment, this was the Welfare Reform