Trent Lott: “The amendment would say that the States have to take into consideration the gross income of the family, not including…”

“The amendment would say that the States have to take into consideration the gross income of the family, not including certain so-called income disregards. That is the way we talk in Washington, but to the average man and woman, what are we talking about? Are we saying, even though we think they may have other sources of income--I don't know what that might be, and I was going to ask you, are you talking about rental income? Are you talking about some part-time income? I wonder, what types of things are used by these various States to reduce the gross level of income so they can get under this, whatever it is, 350 percent of poverty or--400 percent of poverty is the newest application, I understand, from New York. Do you have any information on that?”