I strongly believe that an accurate count will level the playing field and will bring our community much closer to the American dream.

Most Federal funding for programs is done by population, not by earmarks.

A friend of mine, Lamar Alexander, a former governor, now serves in the U.S. Senate, he likes to talk about hearings as talkings.

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.

we have a situation where, ironically, folks that are most often undercounted are those that live in the most dire economic situations

I would say the First Lady might be a terrific asset there as well.

This next Census is vitally important.

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.

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

losing those numbers makes a lot of difference to us.

Not everybody following this hearing knows what we mean by address canvassing.

I appreciate and salute him for his service to our country.

A lot of money is at stake here.

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

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

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

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

We are not the best ones to put together the marketing plan.

I think that the key to this is really getting into community-based organizations who are trusted in these communities.

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

It is an honor to be here at the National Constitution Center.

We have had 8 good years under his leadership.

Senator Carper. Mr. Mesenbourg, thank you so much, and thanks again for your leadership.

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