President Clinton and Congress required a work provision in their legislation. All legislation power is vested in Congress. This administrative/executive order legislation allows the waiving of that requirement. There may be some good reasons for Obama and his minions to want to make experimental changes in a law but the proper way of doing so is to ask Congress to amend the law rather than reverse it without the input of Congress.

"While the TANF work participation requirements are contained in section 407, section 402[[a)[[1)[[A)[[iii) requires that the state plan “[e]nsure that parents and caretakers receiving assistance under the program engage in work activities in accordance with section 407.” Thus, HHS has authority to waive compliance with this 402 requirement and authorize a state to test approaches and methods other than those set forth in section 407, including definitions of work activities and engagement, specified limitations, verification procedures, and the calculation of participation rates. As described below, however, HHS will only consider approving waivers relating to the work participation requirements that make changes intended to lead to more effective means of meeting the work goals of TANF."