"What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs"

This quote by Robert Scheer is describing the welfare reform that was enacted by President Bill Clinton in 1996. The reform ended the federal government's responsibility to action in and supply assistance to states when they stopped working to provide well-being services to their residents. This reform shifted the obligation of supplying welfare services to the states, and the federal government no longer had to keep an eye on these programs. This reform was viewed as a way to reduce the cost of well-being programs and to motivate individuals to become self-sufficient. The reform was controversial, as it was seen as a way to lower the quantity of support available to those in need. Ultimately, the reform was viewed as a method to lower the federal government's function in providing well-being services, and to move the responsibility to the states.