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George Miller: “No, that is not true. Reclaiming my time, that is absolutely not true. They are intentionally, intentionally going to…”

On the recordJuly 30, 1998
No, that is not true. Reclaiming my time, that is absolutely not true. They are intentionally, intentionally going to not count 10 percent of the people and then use this ICM, this sample, to try to impute what the numbers are. That is where the problem of sampling is. They are going to have 60,000 separate samples to get to that 90 percent number. It is extremely complex. GAO, Inspector General are both saying it is a high-risk plan.
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George Miller
Democratic · California

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Addressing concerns about the accuracy of population sampling methods.

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