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On the recordAugust 2, 2010
I suggested to the fellow who--I think it was either the Acting Director of the Bureau of the Census or about to become the Director... maybe we should consider like offering a reward to people who participate in the census.
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Thomas Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper proposed incentivizing census participation to improve engagement.

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