The Wall Street Journal reported that Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said the changes in the Senate bill would not be as far-reaching as those in the House bill. The House bill would also renew farm safety-net programs such as subsidies for crop insurance, farm credit and land conservation. Trump has long been an advocate of tightening work requirements, and called for it during his 2016 campaign. Last month he signed an executive order aiming to harden work requirements for welfare and public assistance programs. The order, which aims to reduce poverty “ by promoting opportunity and economic mobility,” called for agencies to strengthen work requirements and look for new ones.

Source: Fox News May 10, 2018 17:55 UTC