HUSTED LEADS BILL TO REFORM WELFARE, ELIMINATE BENEFITS CLIFF AND PAVE PATH FOR FAMILIES TO PURSUE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Jon Husted issued the following press release:

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) introduced the Upward Mobility Act, a landmark bill to reform federal benefits by ending the benefits cliff and incentivizing career growth.



A benefits cliff occurs when Americans receiving federal public assistance experience a significant or complete loss of federal resources after a small increase in income. Americans receiving benefits may earn a raise or work more hours, but instead of increasing their total earnings, they end up worse off because their federal assistance drops sharply.



The Upward Mobility Act would create a five-year pilot program for five states to combine funding from multiple federal anti-poverty programs int...