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NorthJersey.com Yessenia Moreno has worried every day for nearly a year about how she will pay for her rent, the groceries and other bills while her savings diminished and her debts grew.   Moreno , a single mother of five, contracted COVID-19 last year and then lost her job at a Margate restaurant after it closed temporarily due to statewide shutdowns.  The Mexican immigrant does not qualify for unemployment benefits or other safety net programs because she is living in the country ille...

WASHINGTON — A quarter-century ago, a Democratic president celebrated “the end of welfare as we know it,” challenging the poor to exercise “independence” and espousing balanced budgets and smaller government. The Democratic Party capped a march in the opposite direction this week.

Whether the new law is a one-off culmination of those forces or a down payment on even more ambitious efforts to address the nation’s challenges of poverty and opportunity will be a defining battle for Democrats in the Biden era.

Two Decades After the ‘End of Welfare,’ Democrats Are Changing Direction The pandemic and a set of other economic and social forces changed the calculation for Democrats when it comes to government aid. The question now is how long the moment will last. A tent encampment in Phoenix last week. Rising inequality and stagnant incomes over much of the past two decades left a growing share of working Americans concerned about making ends meet.Credit...Juan Arredondo for The New York Times ...

Moreno , a single mother of five, contracted COVID-19 last year and then lost her job at a Margate restaurant after it closed temporarily due to statewide shutdowns.  The Mexican immigrant does not qualify for unemployment benefits or other safety net programs because she is living in the country illegally.  But Moreno and her children could soon get a lifeline in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Joe Biden on...

‘A life-changing achievement’ — what the $1.9 trillion COVID bill means for families with kids MarketWatch 3/14/2021 TAXWATCH America’s families with children are one step closer to a cash infusion that could potentially lift millions of kids out of poverty and be the seed money for a better life. Alongside $1,400 stimulus checks and more unemployment benefits, the $1.9-trillion financial stimulus package passed Saturday in the Senate, and in the House of Representatives on Wednesday,...

Several of the slew of executive orders President Joe Biden signed his first day in office have dealt with equity or reimagined the country as divided between categories of oppressors and the marginalized. Pictured: Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House March 5, 2021. (Photo: Al Drago/Pool/Getty Images) Commentary By Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, is a widely experienced international correspondent, commentator, and editor who has reported from Asia, ...

Congress on Track to Recreate 1970s Welfare Policies 4 Mar 2021 The Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill would recreate the 1970s-era welfare system by offering $120 billion in cash payments to parents who do not even try to work, say senators and critics. Versions of the welfare-for-every-parent plan are being pushed by nearly all Democrats and by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), prompting Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to object: Sending $250/$350 per month/per child to everyone, with no work require...

The United States has one of the highest poverty rates for children among the world's wealthiest nations, and now US lawmakers are looking to help the estimated nearly 11 million youngsters in need.

Feb 17th, 2021 6 min read COMMENTARY BY Senior Fellow, Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Fellow Mike Gonzalez is a senior fellow in Heritages Allison Center for Foreign Policy and the Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum fellow. Vice President Harris looks on as U.S. President Biden signs executives orders related to his racial equity agenda in the White House on January 26, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Pool / Pool / Getty Images Key Takeaways Equ...