Welfare Abusers Everywhere Just Got Hit With Some Horrible News According to recent reports, the Pennsylvania House is very close to passing a bill that will ban some citizens who have been convicted of selling drugs from receiving welfare benefits. Representatives will vote on July 21. Republican Representative Mike Regan of Dillsburg, who used to work for the U.S. Marshals Service, introduced the measure after witnessing firsthand drug dealers with thousands of dollars in cash receiving welfare benefits at the expense of tax payers. Someone with such large sums of cash doesnt need government assistance, Regan told reporters. I truly believe in the welfare system. There are people who truly need it and I get that. They are the people who get shortchanged, and we want to stop that. They truly need the benefits and its being siphoned off by those who dont. The bill would mean that anyone sentenced to five to 10 years in prison for certain drug crimes while receiving public assistance will be banned from the system for 20 years. It only covers those with felony charges. Im not attempting to be coldhearted, Regan told reporters. Critics of the bill believe that it may encourage drug dealers to return to their previous criminal activities in order to make ends meet. What do you think of Regans proposal? 