Signed by President Donald Trump in the past week by Tuesday at 5 p.m., according to a memo sent Monday by Acting White House Office of Management and Budget Director Matthew J. Vaeth.
According to the document, the restriction would not impact government aid given directly to people or Medicare or Social Security benefits.
A lengthy memo acquired by NBC News that was emailed to government agencies asked for information on hundreds of financial aid programs.
Programs on the list included school lunches for low-income pupils. According to McCormick, the government “penalizes.
Them for actually working and actually keeps them on welfare” rather than empowering individuals to “dig themselves out.” The government provides “people incentives to stay home and not work,”
He said, adding that Americans are becoming lost. “We need to have a top-down review so we can get people out of poverty,” he added.
