We need, if possible, to count every single person.

I think 2000 Census shorted the Pennsylvania population by about 100,000 people, and of those, almost 20,000 lived right here in Philadelphia.

not a good situation and one that we certainly tried to address in 2000 and we are seeking to address in 2010 even more

It is important that we, to the best of our ability, get this right.

This next Census is vitally important.

it is important to get the total count right, but it is important to get the other information that the Census collects, and to get that right as well.

The Census, as we all have heard here today, is enormously important, as important maybe as any time in our Nation's history.

For many of these residences, mailed questionnaires, actually, just may never reach the intended recipient because unit numbers are confusing or in some cases not even in existence.

there is a whole lot at stake.

I do feel confident that they are going to have much greater success in 2010 in capturing this community.

the only people that do not make mistakes are the people that do not do anything.