Just to be clear, I don't necessarily oppose those other programs, and I never suggested that getting rid of the step function was the only thing that should be

Just to be clear, I don't necessarily oppose those other programs, and I never suggested that getting rid of the step function was the only thing that should be done, though I continue to believe that that in itself might be a very substantial improvement. At the very least, any welfare reform bill should clearly include that as a key component.