Studies have found that since the enactment of welfare reform (PRWRA) in 1996,
A. the number of people receiving welfare has decreased.
B. the amount of poverty in the United States has decreased.
C. the wages earned in workfare programs are keeping women and their children out of poverty.
D. fewer Americans are poor.
Answer: A
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