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On the recordOctober 11, 2017
I got looking at the $15.6 billion and I thought, Mr. Secretary, if you and I formed a company, I am guessing we could do for $8 billion, save the government $7 billion, and you and I would put a few dollars in our pocket I am guessing.
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Rod Blum
Iowa

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Blum suggests a more cost-effective approach to the census budget.

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