Heritage Foundation Leadership for America

PUBLICATIONS BY Katherine Bradley

Commentary

• 2009

Research

• 2009

2009 Commentary

February 20, 2009
Stimulus Bill Abolishes Welfare Reform Successes
By Robert Rector and Katherine Bradley
Welfare reform in the mid-1990s was a major public policy success leading to a dramatic reduction in welfare dependency and child poverty. Little-noted provisions in the House and Senate stimulus bills actually abolish this historic reform.

2009 Research

November 09, 2009
Revenge of the Dirty Dozen: 12 Policies that Undermine Civil Society
By Katherine Bradley and Charles A. Donovan
(WebMemo #2690)
Taken as a whole, these 12 policies serve to undermine traditional families, devalue life and human dignity, and weaken civil society in American life.

September 16, 2009
Obama to Spend $10.3 Trillion on Welfare: Uncovering the Full Cost of Means-Tested Welfare or Aid to the Poor
By Robert Rector, Katherine Bradley, and Rachel Sheffield
(Special Report #67)
Means-tested welfare spending nearly rivals the combined cost of Social Security and Medicare, and President Obama's response has been to continue the permanent enlargement of the system. According to the President's budget plans, means-tested welfare is likely to equal or exceed $10.3 trillion over the next decade. Much of this spending will be financed by massive government deficits, placing larger and larger financial burdens on future generations.

July 24, 2009
The Case for Maintaining Abstinence Education Funding
By Katherine Bradley and Christine C. Kim
(WebMemo #2562)
Before cutting federal funding for abstinence education programs, policymakers should consider all of the evidence that indicates its effectiveness.

June 19, 2009
Stronger Welfare Work Requirements Can Help Ailing State Budgets
By Katherine Bradley and Robert Rector
(WebMemo #2496)
Although the elimination of a state TANF program would not have the disastrous effect that some might expect, there are other less controversial ways for states to save substantial funds within their welfare programs.

April 08, 2009
The Dirty Dozen: 12 New Policies That Undermine Civil Society
By Jennifer A. Marshall and Katherine Bradley
(WebMemo #2389)
Within the first quarter of 2009, the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress have advanced a number of policies that will undermine family and religious freedom in America.

February 11, 2009
Stimulus Bill Abolishes Welfare Reform and Adds New Welfare Spending
By Robert Rector and Katherine Bradley
(WebMemo #2287)
Both the Senate and House stimulus bills conceal their destruction of the foundation of welfare reform.

February 06, 2009
Welfare Spendathon: House Stimulus Bill Will Cost Taxpayers $787 Billion in New Welfare Spending
By Robert E. Rector and Katherine Bradley
(WebMemo #2276)
The welfare provisions in the Senate stimulus bill are very similar to those in the House bill. Both bills use the idea of economic stimulus as a Trojan horse to conceal massive, permanent increases in the U.S. welfare system. The goal of the bills is "spreading the wealth," not reviving the economy.