Kay Bailey Hutchison: “The third thing that is wrong with the Feinstein amendment is that it…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 1995

The third thing that is wrong with the Feinstein amendment is that it directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine poverty estimates by means of sampling, estimation, or any other method that the Secretary determines will produce reliable data. Now, Mr. President, that is a hole as big as a Mack truck. Who knows what the formula might be? We just cannot live with that. We must have something that we can count on that will not be jiggered or changed over the years, to be considered fair.

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Kay Bailey Hutchison

Republican · Texas

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Discussing concerns about the Feinstein amendment related to poverty estimates.

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