Major Points From the White House: President Trump's Executive Order on Economic Mobility (Welfare Reform)
The order provides nine "Principles of Economic Mobility,"
which will guide agencies that administer public assistance
programs to effectively reform the welfare system by directing that
they:
improve employment outcomes and economic independence;
promote marriage and family as a way of escaping poverty;
address the challenges of hard-to-employ populations;
provide more flexibility to States, while ensuring
accountability for achieving outcomes;
streamline services to more effectively use taxpayer
resources;
reserve benefits for those truly in need;
consolidate duplicative programs;
facilitate greater sharing of information between States and
localities; and
empower the private sector to find solutions to poverty.
The order focuses on increasing opportunities for those in need
by:
strengthening current work requirements;
empowering States, localities, tribal governments, and
private-sector entities to serve individuals and families in need;
and
using taxpayer dollars for their intended purpose, which
includes ensuring only eligible persons receive benefits.
The order directs Federal agencies that administer public
assistance programs to:
review all regulations and guidance documents relating to
work;
ensure such regulations and documents are consistent with the
principles for reform;
send a report to the President on what they can do to get
Americans back to work; and