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Buoyed by Mitt Romney publicly expressing that “All moms are working moms,” House Democrats introduced legislation that would revise Clinton-era welfare laws and allow stay-at-home mothers to be compensated for taking care of their young children without worrying about falling into abject poverty.

Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) and a number of prominent House Democrats, including female Reps. Gwen Moore (WI), Barbara Lee (CA), Lynn Woolsey (CA), Janice Schakowsky (IL), Rosa DeLauro (CA), Carolyn Maloney (NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), and Laura Richardson (CA), introduced the Women’s Option to Raise Kids (WORK) Act, a bill that would allow stay-at-home mothers to raise their children three years or younger and continue receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, on Wednesday.

Under current law, raising children at home does not allow women to qualify for TANF funds.

hmmm that particular point is being changed i support it. but make no mistake Clinton era welfare policy was terrible.

(via wrcsolace)