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riversedge

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Tue Feb 10, 2026, 03:21 PM Feb 10

Kennedy to Lutnick: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction and responsible for defining what it means to be poor i [View all]


Geez---Do anyone think Lutnick knows his job??


KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction and responsible for defining what it means to be poor in America, is that correct?

LUTNICK: I don't know

KENNEDY: Well you need to look. Because it does. What's the percentage of Americans who live at or below the poverty level?

LUTNICK: I don't know

KENNEDY: It's around 11%. It's been constant



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