Recipients back to work. Though it is suddenly find it is executed by the states. The house ways and means a subcommittee hearing is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Welcome to our subcommittee hearing. For the working welfare subcommittee. Where is all aware for money going from reclaiming tanf not assistance dollars to lift americans out of poverty. My name is downloaded and arrives in illinois 16th district of illinois. Much of central and northwest parts of the state. Recently republicans were able to secure a major victory with the fiscal responsibility act, which strengthen, which strengthen work requirements in the direct cash assistance portion of the temporary assistance for needy families program. Those changes followed our hearing in march in this room highlighting loopholes in the current law that allowed states to game gain the work partn rate. This hearing will take the next debt by focusing on the other side of tanf which is no
Next a look at waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal Welfare Program temporary assistance for needy families. It provides cash assistance and other services to lowincome families with a focus on getting recipients back to work. Though it is suddenly find it is executed by the states. The house ways and means a subcommittee hearing is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Welcome to our subcommittee hearing. For the working welfare subcommittee. Where is all aware for money going from reclaiming tanf not assistance dollars to lift americans out of poverty. My name is downloaded and arrives in illinois 16th district of illinois. Much of central and northwest parts of the state. Recently republicans were able to secure a major victory with the fiscal responsibility act, which strengthen, which strengthen work requirements in the direct cash assistance portion of the temporary assistance for needy families program. Those changes followed our hearing
Families with a focus on getting recipients back to work. Though it is suddenly find it is executed by the states. The house ways and means a subcommittee hearing is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to committee will come to order. I will make to welcome everyone today. The welfare subcommittee. The title is where is all the welfare money going, lifting americans out of poverty. My name is daren millard. Covering northwest parts of the state. Recently, republicans were able to secure a major victory with the fiscal responsibility act which strengthens work requirements and the direct cash assistance portion of the temporary assistance for needy families program. Those hearings are in march, i live in the polls in the current law that a lot of states gain work Participation Rate. This hearing will take the next step by focusing on the other side of tanner, which is not Assistance Spending. None assistance funding constitutes the majority of the grant. N
Everywhere, where were narrowing streets, we take a couple of lanes, but maybe we dont need two lanes in that particular street and narrowing them. Reporter with the goal of slowing drivers down. Speed is the number one contributor to deaths, to the fatalities. Reporter police say theyre also working to make san jose streets safer. We do traffic enforcement. We try to change traffic and driving behaviors of those on the roadways, whether theyre driving distracted with Electronic Devices or their phone out, were going to issue citations. Reporter police say at this stage of the investigation, they do not suspect alcohol was a factor in the crash. In san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. Something similar going on in oakland, and you better get ready to slow down if youre going to oakland. Starting today, the city is lowering speed limits in high traffic areas to make the streets safer. This is one of the 11 corridors where its happening. Fruitvale and east 15th street. The speed
Weve seen him in the room. The Ranking Member is tom carper of delaware. And youre watching live coverage on cspan. Now, good morning. I call this hearing to order. We have quite a full house today. I welcome the audience. This is a formal Senate Hearing in order to allow the committee to conduct its business. Im going to maintain decorum. That means, if theres any disorder or demonstration by a member of the audience, that person causing the disruption will be escorted from the room by the capitol police. First, id like to welcome the administrator of the Environmental Protection agency, the honorable scott pruitt to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for your testimony today. With respect to todays hearings, were going to abide by the committees fiveminute rule for length of member questions in the first round. Time permitting, we will also have a twominute second round of questions until 12 30, when administrator pruitt has to leave the building. Now of course, member