Washington eyes welfare reform, but it’s entitlement spending that looms large
“If the Trump administration and Congress tackle welfare reform this year — perhaps a big ‘if’ in an election year — they’ll still likely leave the largest drivers of the national debt untouched, making little difference in the country’s fiscal future, policy experts tell CBS News. President Trump has declared welfare reform a ‘very big topic under this administration,’ and a potential agenda item for 2018. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is also interested.”