Congressional Bill’s Safety Net Changes Threaten Medicaid and Food Aid, But Push Personal Responsibility

The recent legislation sent to President Trump marks a decisive effort by Congress to restore balance to federal welfare programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under this bill, able-bodied adults without dependents must work, attend school, or perform community service to qualify for benefits—a move supporters hail as essential for promoting personal responsibility and halting rampant system exploitation. Rooting Out Dependency For too long, loopholes in expanded Medicaid programs—adopted by 40 states since 2014—have enabled some individuals to remain on government aid indefinitely without contributing back. This new legislation corrects that by requiring up to 80...