We commend the Census Bureau for seeking the input of stakeholders such as ourselves and acting on several of our recommendations with regard to its media plan.

I think his leadership was critical at the time to make sure that this census was executed as well as it was.

Today's hearing will examine the lessons learned from the 2010 Census while identifying initiatives that show promise for producing an even more accurate and more cost effective census in 2020.

Democracy is a hard enough system anyway, but it is important that we get the numbers right and the apportionment right.

So roughly we heard from 95 percent of the people in the country, households or residents.

It turns out that the folks in the Department of Defense at the senior level in charge of overseeing acquisition... have huge turnover.

I would say we are going to do the Internet, we are going to automate the field, and we are going to look at other census bureaus for best practices.

If I were Dr. Groves, I would immerse myself in this planning process and make it the number one priority for the next several years.

We are having what I call a skirmish now in terms of what are we going to pass for a spending plan.

Secretary Napolitano's new motto, 'One DHS,' has been, I think, a promising start.

I like to say if it is not perfect, make it better. We have room for improvement.

We recommend that the Federal Government establish an interagency task force to educate all Federal agencies about the importance of promoting the Census 2020.

That 22-percent figure should be compared in 2000 to 17 percent, so that is a move in the wrong direction.

Did it have anything to do with their financial situation?

In closing, there is no more suitable role for the Federal Government than to support the Nation's future growth with long-term investments in infrastructure.

All right. Good. Maybe one more, if I could, for you, Mr. Castro.

I wish to say to the Senator from Massachusetts, I saw no smirks on the face of this Presiding Officer.

He is a breath of fresh air and so is the Senator. I wish to follow up. I was not planning on doing this. I wish to talk a little bit about clean air and the responsibilities the Environmental Protection Agency has to meet the Clean Air…

what I came to the floor to talk about-- and I would like to do that now--deals with clean air, it deals with jobs, it deals with the responsibilities the EPA has with respect to clean air and to make sure that as they execute their…

And if I could, Mr. Chairman, the last part of my question was what additional resources or staffing do you need, what additional authorities do you need in the Department to enable you to be even more effective on this front?

I said to my colleagues today at another meeting that while I think there is a sense of justice with respect to Osama bin Laden and hopefully some closure for a lot of the families who lost their loved ones on 9/11 and other attacks, the…

This is important, too, and I tried to go back and forth as best I could.

I was impressed with, I think, last week's remarks by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, on how intelligence information from the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound was almost immediately being shared throughout our…

that structure undermines the statutory role of the DNI.

Let me underscore my appreciation of the fact that no single screening technology can ensure our safety. There is no magic bullet.