So it was 1966 when President Clinton and Newt Gingrich, the Speaker of the House, came together to pass The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act...came to be known more commonly as the Welfare Reform act of 1996. This landmark legislation created a program called TANF, or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. TANF imposed a five year limit on cash assistance and also implemented work requirements for able bodied adults without children. (03:29–03:44)
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