“The concessions we had to make in the Fiscal Responsibility Act to get things done were not helpful changes,” Johnson said when asked about the change.
“It was just telling all veterans and all young adult former foster kids that the work requirements didn’t apply to them, and that’s not actually helpful to getting them to a better financial path.”
He pointed out there would still be exceptions for pregnant women, people with disabilities, people living in high-unemployment counties, and others.
“My bill would go back to the way it was before, which is the same eligibility requirements applied to veterans and foster kids are applied to everybody else,” he said.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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