The President's News Conference
12/12/1996
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
The Constitution mandates that our Nation conduct a census every 10 years.
If we believe everybody in our American community counts, we simply must make sure everyone is counted.
This year's census represents the largest peacetime mobilization in American history.
Census 2000 offers each of us an important opportunity to shape the future of our Nation.