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Senator John Cornyn's Address on Work Requirements and Tax Policy

Published May 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:00

Mr. President, The Senate has made good progress on implementing President Trump's agenda after just 100 days. We've confirmed his Cabinet. We're now working on a number of ambassadors, and we've passed budget resolutions in the House and the Senate. (00:00–00:08)

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“Within five years, welfare caseloads declined by close to 50%, the first significant decline since World War II.”
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“Employment among single mothers increased from 50% to 70% within seven years.”
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“The US government spends $1 trillion on means tested programs.”
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“More than 62% of able bodied adults who receive Medicaid benefits do not work at all.”
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“Between 1960 and 2023, the fraction of working age men who are out of the labor force increased from about 3% to a whopping 11%.”
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“By 2024 this number was increased to 22%.”
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“President Biden started the Cuban Haitian Nicaraguan Venezuelan parole program which granted work authorization for up to 30,000 illegal…”
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“We are spending more money on interest on the debt than we are on defense.”
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“We've confirmed [President Trump's] Cabinet.”
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“We've passed budget resolutions in the House and the Senate.”
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“We are now grinding out the reconciliation process to make sure that the tax cuts that expire at the end of this year do not expire.”
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“We are able to prevent the largest tax increase in American history, a multitrillion dollar tax increase, were we to be unsuccessful.”
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“Implementing work requirements for able bodied adults without dependence for all means tested programs [can cut down on excess spending].”
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“The work requirements for able bodied adults has been eroded.”
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“The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act...came to be known more commonly as the Welfare Reform act of 1996.”
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“The number of children living in poverty declined by 2.9%.”
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“The Obama administration's disastrous decision to roll back the TANF work requirements by issuing waivers.”
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“This policy alone would save up to $281 billion over the next 10 years.”
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“Polling...showed that 75% of voters said they thought [work requirements] was a good idea.”
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“Labor force participation, that is those who are either gainfully employed or actively searching for a job, has been on the decline among…”
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“President Biden, I think unwisely granted work authorizations to many of the illegal immigrants that were released into the interior of the…”
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“None of these programs were authorized by Congress.”
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“We have a $37 trillion in debt.”
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