Their standard of living improved dramatically. Employment among single mothers increased from 50% to 70% within seven years. While the number of children living in poverty. This is a big one. The number of children living in poverty declined by 2.9%. Unfortunately, this era of bipartisan consensus and good policy was turned upside down by the Obama administration's disastrous decision to roll back the TANF work requirements by issuing waivers. (04:46–04:52)
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Asserts that the number of children living in poverty declined by 2.9% following the Welfare Reform Act.
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