20 Years Later, The Poor Feel the Sting of Clinton-Era Welfare Reform Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email US President Bill Clinton clinches his fist during a 27 October speech on welfare reform at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. ( PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC