‘Deadbeat Parents’ in State Would Lose Benefits Under Bill
“A Republican lawmaker proposing to take away food stamps from Wisconsin parents who miss child support payments said Tuesday it would strengthen families, while opponents say they haven’t seen the evidence.
‘This bill makes sure that somebody’s standing behind me saying ‘You brought a child into this world, you need to own up to your responsibility of caring for that child,’ Rep. Joe Sanfelippo said at an Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform hearing on the bill he authored with Republican Sen. Chris Kapenga.”