Even Bill Clinton tried to pass some kind of welfare reform. He created a measure in 1996 requiring immigrants to show they were working or searching for work to even apply for welfare.

Of course, in 2012, the Obama Administration declared the authority to waive the work requirements for such applicants. Luckily, Trump reversed that measure right out of the gate. With an estimated 4.7 million able-bodied people draining the welfare system, this change could easily save more than $8 billion a year. And the President is just getting started.

Early in Trump’s administration, Congress passed a measure to allow states to drug test people applying for unemployment. This is just one more way of encouraging people to get a J-O-B. And because of the policies of President Trump, jobs are everywhere.

In fact, just last week we learned of more economic successes thanks to Trump.

As we recently explained:

President Trump and all of America got fantastic news, as we have record employment numbers. So, the 156,562,000 Americans employed in October represents the twelfth record set under President Donald Trump.

The unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent, the same as September, which is the lowest it’s been in decades — since the end of 1969. And the Hispanic unemployment rate, 4.4 percent, has never been lower.

Obviously, this wasn’t the midterm news Democrats were hoping for. They prefer printing worthless money and passing out an over-abundance  of entitlements. Obama grew the welfare rolls by more than 16 million people. And he cut state’s rights.

In fact, going back to drug testing, states weren’t allowed to test applicants for drugs unless they were applying for a job that already had mandatory drug testing. However, under the new administration backed by a Republican-controlled Congress, things most certainly will continue to change.

Maybe the Trump administration can bring sanity back to food stamps and require recipients to actually buy food.