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On the recordMay 10, 2009
Among the duties that are spelled out in the Constitution for us to undertake on an ongoing basis is every 10 years to conduct a Census.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper highlights the constitutional requirement to conduct a Census every decade.

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