Jeff Miller: “Mr. Speaker, one thing we all agree on is that we want to have the most accurate count responsible. This is a…”

“Mr. Speaker, one thing we all agree on is that we want to have the most accurate count responsible. This is a constitutional responsibility. Article 1 of our Constitution requires us to do this every 10 years. Since Thomas Jefferson did the first Census in 1790, we have had some problems with it. We recognize there is a problem of a differential undercount. That is wrong. We want the best count possible. One way that each of us, all 435 of us, can help make that possible is to participate in our local communities, which we know best how to help promote the Census, how to help get people to believe that the Census is confidential, and to complete those forms. Now is the time to prepare for the Census time next March. I encourage all Members to get involved, and I encourage my colleagues to support this legislation.”