Executive Council Statement
Block Granting Economic Security Programs
… In fact, the recently-passed welfare law (TANF) has already ended one of the original economic security programs, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, thus making it all the more important that we retain and strengthen the others: … poor and unemployed families; and food stamp assistance for the poor and unemployed. Further, TANF is silent with regard to whether welfare-to- work participants will receive at least the minimum wage or coverage under workers' compensation, health and safety, anti- …