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Washington--House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Chairman Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), today unveiled legislation, The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act, to provide assistance to at-risk families, youth and foster children by improving and extending key child welfare programs.  The bill would extend the Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Child Welfare Services programs, and it would

Washington--Today, Rep. Doggett, Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee delivered the following speech on the Republicans' disapproval resolution.

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Opening Statement of Human Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett 

Mr. Chairman, as we take up the question of how to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, I think we should focus on two goals:  helping able-bodied recipients find the work that they need while protecting the safety net for struggling parents who are unable to do work because of disability, family crisis, or the fact that there's not a job available.  I believe much more work remains to be done on both counts.