Kennedy introduces bill to address welfare waste by providing better poverty data to Congress
February 11, 2026
February 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Kennedy introduces bill to address welfare waste by providing better poverty data to Congress
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WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) recently introduced the Poverty Statistics Enhancement Act, a bill that would instruct the United States Census Bureau to include an additional poverty metric in its annual reporting that considers a family's acc . . .
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Kennedy introduces bill to address welfare waste by providing better poverty data to Congress
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WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) recently introduced the Poverty Statistics Enhancement Act, a bill that would instruct the United States Census Bureau to include an additional poverty metric in its annual reporting that considers a family's acc . . .