Wrangling over Welfare

Governor Lynch allowed legislation for stricter welfare reform to become law... but attached a last minute executive order... demanding more spending on transportation, education and childcare for job seekers. Today on the Exchange, we’ll explore the debate over the best way to get the Granite State’s welfare recipients back to work without the state losing federal funding or going bankrupt. Laura's guests are New Hampshire Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen and Jack Gettens, welfare advocate, former Director of Family Assistance for New Hampshire, who helped design the original TANF program for New Hampshire. We'll also be joined by Representative Liz Hager, a Republican from Concord and vice-chair of the House Finance Committee and Representative Peter Batula, a Republican from Merrimack and Chairman of the House Health, Human Services Oversight Committee that will be looking at House Bill 1331.