Eleanor Holmes Norton: “That is why we want to become the 51st state in the United States.”

I urge the administration to move forward to finish this rulemaking.

I have introduced the Ensure Full Participation in the Census Act, H.R. 7911, to prohibit the Census Bureau from asking questions on the Decennial Census about citizenship, nationality, or immigration status.

This bill would establish a commonsense process to ensure that qualified nominees are not indefinitely delayed by Senate inaction.

I would like to thank subcommittee Chair Rick Crawford for holding this hearing on transportation regulations.