Overall, the result of the 1996 federal welfare reform has been__________.

A. to increase in the number of people receiving welfare assistance
B. to end of the policy of providing cash assistance to any poor people
C. to bring about a steady decrease in the poverty rate
D. to decrease the number of people receiving welfare but with little change to the number of poor people


Answer: D

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