Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. I welcome our witnesses in person and those that are appearing distancely. We look forward to their testimony and getting a better understanding of where the department of Veterans Affairs and the Third Party Administrators are in administering the mission act. Im also very interested in hearing more today about the caregivers implementation, as well. Almost every member of our committee, though not physically present at the moment, some are joining us in person and others will be joining us, almost every member of our committee will be participating and is expected in todays hearing. The focus of todays hearing is the implementation of title 1 under the mission act by the department of Veterans Affairs related to Veterans Community care programs and the program of comprehensive assistance to family caregivers. I scheduled this hearing because of my dissatisfaction with the pace of mission implementation. While va officials were
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
And more trying to raise awareness in many ways on many levels. One thing that kept coming up with families was frustration that veterans programs and support groups vary so much from state to state and city to county so families i talked to would move to an area where they knew there were better facilities, better programs and what they would like to implement is a national va standard for military caregivers, and and people behind it. You very much. Thank you, senator. I was going to move to the next panel but my understanding, she found her way and we know how to filibuster and go on to more until she arrives. There was actually a question i wanted to ask you, senator dole. Have you found a difference in the needs for military caregivers versus civilian caregivers. That is something i looked into. Military veteran caregivers. A higher rate of negative Health Consequences as a result of caregiving services. They were experiencing these incredible difficulties in terms of anxiety and