Debate over work requirements for social benefit programs continues during budget talks.

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) defended the expanded work requirements for able-bodied Americans on food stamps, included in the deal President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) struck in principle on Saturday to lift the debt ceiling and cap spending, as “not mean” and “a part of the solution.” The deal still has to get through Congress later this week. Johnson praised the deal as “a remarkable conservative accomplishment” with “no wins for Democrats.”