I want to make sure that when that new Director of the Bureau of the Census is identified, vetted, nominated, confirmed, goes to work, that he or she have a pretty good to-do list.

If you haven't started thinking about who you would like to have on the Census Bureau, start thinking about it right now.

I just think that, however it is structured, it should have the freedom to make independent programmatic decisions.

I support it. Most critical decisions for the Census occur between 3 to 5 years before that Census.

Last month, I sent a letter to President Obama urging him to nominate a new Director as soon as possible.

Well, I applaud those efforts and urge you to continue them.

The OMB needs to provide additional guidance to help people determine the amount of jobs created and preserved.

If that goes well, we hope to be able to do the same kind of thing in Medicaid.

I agree that we need a Director of the Census Bureau as soon as possible.

I think there would need to be some safeguards in place, with the Census, it is important to have impartial data.

I believe we are at a critical juncture. I don't think it is overstating things to say that the 2010 Census is approaching a state of emergency.