What could possibly go wrong? (via MaddowBlog)
, the president has tapped Budget Director Shalanda Young and White House adviser Steve Ricchetti to take the lead on Democrats’ behalf, while Republican Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana and members of McCarthy’s staff will represent the GOP.
I won’t pretend to know what’s likely to happen next, but the House speaker took a new and provocative step yesterday, identifying what he considers to be a “red line” on which he will not budge. McCarthy no doubt realizes that Democrats will never simply accept the entirety of the ransom note recently approved by House Republicans, but he appears to be prioritizing one far-right goal above all others: work requirements for federal aid.
For now, let’s brush past the fact that there’s little meaningful evidence to suggest this policy is a public priority with support from “both parties.” Let’s also not dwell on the fact that if McCarthy thinks this is such a great idea, he and his party are welcome to pursue the goal through the U.S. legislative system — instead of an extortion plot in which Republicans threaten to impose an economic catastrophe on the country.
: When Arkansas experimented with this approach, low-income families found it difficult to navigate the bureaucracy and keep up with paperwork and documentation requirements. The results benefited no one andNew work requirements are unnecessary
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