This work requirement was one of many many right-wing things that Bill Clinton signed into law.
Yup. That's one of the reasons why any self-respecting leftist ought to utterly loathe Clinton.
BUT DONT YOU KNOW ITS TIME FOR A WOMEN PRESIDENT DON'T YOU KNOW THAT NOTHING YOU DO TO WALL STREET WILL MEAN WE HAVE A WOMEN PRESIDENT DONT BE ON THE WORNG SIDE OF HISTORY HEY DIDNT YOU KNOW ITS 2016 OMG I CANT EVEN!!!!111
To be clear, it's a reason to utterly loathe Bill. Which, of course, is itself a reason to be highly suspicious of Hillary, but those aren't quite the same.
"You get two for the price of one" - Bill Clinton
