Leslie Ford

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Leslie Ford is a visiting fellow in Domestic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research.

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    Why Work Requirements Are Less About Welfare Savings Than About Human Well-Being

    Leslie Ford
    Most Americans think that work in exchange for government benefits is common sense. For safety-net benefits, work-capable beneficiaries should begin to work, look for work, or participate in education and training at least part time. That’s a reasonable ask and essential to long-term well-being. The Republicans in the House of Representatives get that. The draft…
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    3 Food Stamp Reforms to Improve Outcomes for the Truly Needy—and Save Taxpayers Billions

     Leslie Ford
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    Revival of Biden’s Child Tax Credit Would Hurt Economy and People It’s Supposed to Help

     Robert Rector | Jamie Bryan Hall | Leslie Ford
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    Biden’s Executive Actions on Food Stamps, Obamacare, Student Loans Will Balloon Deficit, CBO Says

     Nina Owcharenko Schaefer | Leslie Ford | Lindsey Burke
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    11 Ways Republican Study Committee Budget Is Blueprint to Save America

     Richard Stern | Matthew Dickerson | Daren Bakst | Frederico Bartels | David Ditch | Leslie Ford | Nina Owcharenko Schaefer | Jack Spencer
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    Federal Job Training Programs Should Follow ‘Pay for Outcome’ Model

     Leslie Ford
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    Joe Manchin Should Be Celebrated for Putting Families First

     Leslie Ford
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    Work Matters, Despite What Congressional Democrats Think

     Leslie Ford
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    Anti-Poverty Leaders to Biden: Child Allowance Cash Payments Won’t Give Low-Income Americans True Opportunity

     Leslie Ford
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    5 Things You Need to Know About Biden’s $1.8 Trillion American Families Plan

     Marie Fishpaw | Lindsey Burke | Doug Badger | Matthew Dickerson | Leslie Ford | Rachel Greszler | Robert Rector
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    This Adoption Month, Learn How to Help Children in Foster Care

     Leslie Ford
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    How Trump Restored the Principles of Welfare Reform and Lifted Americans Out of Poverty

     Leslie Ford
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    House Appropriations ‘Minibus’ Bill Stuffed With Problematic Policies, Overspending

     David Ditch | Daren Bakst | Justin Bogie | Leslie Ford | Melanie Israel | Nicolas Loris | Brett Schaefer | Katie Tubb
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    How Lawmakers Are Trying to Control San Francisco’s Catholic Schools

     Ryan T. Anderson | Leslie Ford
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    How Many Kids Grow Up With Their Married Mom and Dad?

     Leslie Ford
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    Does Marriage Make You Happier? What a New Study Found

     Leslie Ford
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