1. 4.1 Million Fewer Jobs than Projected: In January 2009 the Obama Administration forecast there would be 137.6 million jobs in December 2010.  Instead there were 130.3 million jobs in December 2010.  Even 21 months later in September 2012, there are just 133.5 million jobs – 4.1 million fewer than the Administration’s forecast for late 2010. 2. Slower Jobs Recovery than… Read more

Washington, DC - On Thursday, October 4, Michigan announced that the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has approved their application to operate a child welfare demonstration project to test ways to better prevent child maltreatment.  Michigan is one of nine states approved to operate a demonstration project.  States receive Federal funding to… Read more

If it wasn't bad enough that the Obama Administration has been unable to create a climate conducive to job creation, as the table below shows, their failed policies have resulted in massive numbers of Americans giving up their job search entirely and leaving the labor force.  Since the “recovery” began in the summer of 2009, the number of Americans ages 16 through 64 who are working… Read more

President Obama's economic adviser, Alan Krueger, noted on September 27, 2012 that "total employment likely grew by 386,000 more jobs than previously announced during the 12 months from March 2011 to March 2012."  The changes were the result of a "preliminary estimate of the upcoming annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey employment series." … Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Acting Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, released a report prepared at his request by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).  The report, titled “Information Technology: Department of Labor Could Further Facilitate Modernization of States’ Unemployment Insurance Systems,”… Read more

Earlier this year the Obama administration announced it would be issuing waivers that affect the work requirement included in the landmark reform of the nation's welfare system. As soon as they did, politicians on both sides of the aisle ran to the barricades, digging in for a protracted fight. The Republicans—led by GOP president nominee Mitt Romney—immediately accused President… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide a legal analysis detailing how the agency determined it had the unilateral authority to waive welfare work requirements. The letter to HHS Secretary… Read more

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The Obama administration refuses to give up its backdoor and illegal pursuit to undermine the welfare work requirements. Not only is it claiming authority it doesn’t have and that prior administrations have explicitly stated does not exist, but the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) has confirmed that the process by… Read more

It's hard to remember now, but this summer Mitt Romney opened a useful debate about "dependency"—concerning President Obama's regulation to rewrite the 1996 welfare reform. Democrats deny any such intent, but as early as this week the House plans to hold a vote to override the new rule. So it's a good moment to dissect what the… Read more