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Jeff Miller: “I completely agree. That is a great way, as we conclude this discussion this evening, to explain what we are really…”

On the recordMarch 18, 1999
I completely agree. That is a great way, as we conclude this discussion this evening, to explain what we are really trying to accomplish, is just count everyone because everyone counts in this great country. There is no excuse for somebody not being counted. We need to build trust with all segments of our population and commit the resources it takes to do that, because that magical date of April 1 of 2000 is when we need to get everybody counted, about 270 million people in this great country, a huge undertaking. They say it is the largest nonmilitary undertaking and mobilization in American history that will be taking place next year and we need to put all the resources we can into it. I am looking forward to the complete count.
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Jeff Miller
Florida

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Discussing the importance of the 2000 Census and the need for an accurate count.

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