Welfare Drug Testing Bill Introduced in Congress
Despite a lack of evidence linking welfare applicants and recipients with increased (or even average-level) drug usage, U.S. Representative Stephen Fincher (R-Tennessee) has reintroduced a bill that would require those applying for welfare benefits to undergo urine testing for illegal drugs.
Rep Fincher's proposed legislation is modified from previous, similarly intended bills in hopes of circumventing court rulings that found welfare drug testing violates the U.S. Constitution's …
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