10/21/2024
“Designed to Mire You In Poverty”: Rep. Gwen Moore Talks TANF
Rep. Gwen Moore, who represents the 4th District of Wisconsin, was in the state legislature when her state commenced a welfare-to-work program that would become the template for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
Moore now sits on the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees TANF.
She joined the podcast to discuss her problems with TANF, how it could be improved, and we discussed her most recent bill on the intersection of poverty and child welfare systems.
Guest Interview
Congresswoman Gwen Moore was elected to represent Wisconsin’s 4th Congressional District in 2004. She served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1993-2004. Prior to her election to the Senate, Congresswoman Moore served two consecutive terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1989-1992.
Reading Room
Full Committee Hearing on Reforming Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
https://bit.ly/3Ybqv8Y
Rep. Gwen Moore’s comments from the hearing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JVCneYbvLQ
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, with Ashley Burnside
https://imprintnews.org/podcast/temporary-assistance-needy-families-ashley-burnside
Strengthening Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) as a Safety Net and Work Program
https://bit.ly/3zRBdJa
Public Comment in response to “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Intermediate Improvement to the Disability Adjudication Process: Including How We Consider Past Work”
https://bit.ly/4f61weR
TANF Cash Assistance to Families Plummets, But Program Remains Consistent Funder of Child Welfare
https://bit.ly/3W9Zce9
Bipartisan Effort in Congress Aims to Steer Impoverished Families Away From Foster Care Systems
https://bit.ly/3YgrZ1L
Amid Pandemic, Congress Considers Giving Parents More Time to Reunify with Kids in Foster Care
https://tinyurl.com/3tazannm