My Word: Program has created jobs, it must be allowed to do so

Washington can be a tough place to read. Even so, there’s a policy debate at hand that I find puzzling.

We have a new president who has boldly promised to create 25 million jobs over the next decade and a conservative Congress deeply concerned with reducing the tax burden on the American people and addressing the national debt.

And yet there is a federal program on the books right now that answers all calls but faces possible expiration on the eve of the Trump administration’s 100-day mark.

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