Ryan Urges Bid to Move People ‘From Welfare to Work’ This Year

House Speaker Paul Ryan said lawmakers should take steps this year to move people "from welfare to work.”
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House Speaker Paul Ryan said lawmakers should take steps this year to move people "from welfare to work" even though there isn’t enough congressional support for a more extensive overhaul of entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare.

Congress can enact targeted measures, Ryan said during a speech Thursday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.