E. Clay Shaw, Jr.: “If you would send us your bill, I would be happy to see it because I have not seen the Democratic bill, and----”

I think the question is: ``Do you see any way that we can create a health care bill maybe by looking at who receives--excuse me, welfare bill--by seeing who receives the benefits, and then all join together and decide that we need to take…

This bill would remove this obsolete prohibition and also provide that S corporations can attract needed financing through convertible debt.

And what have you, the Democrats, done to take the lead in the House on welfare reform? I very much want to know that because I am on the committee that has jurisdiction.

When you add to it the other benefits, it is certainly above minimum wage. Minimum wage in this country is only about $8,800 a year. Now we are competing and having the people on welfare getting a total package without housing of $12,000 a…