The more experts I talked with, the more I realized that targeting one inefficient policy, like the time-in-service requirement, wasn’t going to work.

我访谈的专家越多，就越感觉到锁定一个像年资线这样无效政策的无用。

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And as we have made very clear under our policy, any request from any state that undercuts the work requirement in welfare reform will be rejected.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

From a policy standpoint, does the White House feel that offering these states this flexibility has somehow undermined the work requirement?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,