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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Federal welfare recipients could be subject to drug testing in order to keep their benefits.The Missouri House Tuesday gave final passage and sent to the governor a bill that requires recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families to take drug tests when directed by case workers.If they test positive, the adult will lose his or her TANF payment for three years. The recipient can continue to receive payments if they agree to enroll in a six-month drug treatment program. If the recipient is suspended from the program, family payments will continue but will be sent to a third party.The bill also mandates that cards used by TANF recipients to access payments carry a photo identification. The bill faced strong opposition from House Democrats, but in the end, 16 Democrats voted in favor of the bill that passed by a 113-34 vote.- Missouri News Horizon''
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finally! i hope this passes. i see a lot of people in my line of work that need to be drug tested and this would force peoples hands in getting their lives together. now if only they drug tested for unemployment..
and i consider myself a democrat. haha.
http://www.kctv5.com/politics/27840887/detail.html
finally! i hope this passes. i see a lot of people in my line of work that need to be drug tested and this would force peoples hands in getting their lives together. now if only they drug tested for unemployment..
and i consider myself a democrat. haha.