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Paul Broun: “I believe the Federal Government should only be doing 18 things that Article I, section 8 gives us the authority to do…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2010
I believe the Federal Government should only be doing 18 things that Article I, section 8 gives us the authority to do, but the census is certainly one of those. National defense, national security, taking care of our veterans and taking care of our folks in the armed services is, under the original intent of the Constitution, the major function of the Federal Government. And I am a very strong believer in that. I am a very strong believer in this government doing only those things that Article I, section 8 gives us the authority to do, and certainly taking the census is one of those.
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Paul Broun
Republican · Georgia
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govinfo.gov
Mar 4, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker discusses the constitutional role of the census and the limited functions of the federal government.

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