A New Welfare Fight?

摘要

It's the one issue that just won't go away. During the campaign, everyone from Bill Clinton to Newt Gingrich took credit for passing a major welfare-reform bill. Now, with the election behind them, that much touted piece of legislation turns out to be just another round in the never-ending political and ideological battle over how to help the poorest of the poor, the 12.8 million Americans who—until recently—could count on a federal guarantee of financial assistance.