The budgeting process has become convoluted. It has even gotten a little bit dirty. But this amendment reminds me of the instance where one throws the baby out with the bath water. The baby is the census in this case. While we need to clean up the process, we do not need to do it at the expense of the census. We need the census money. I oppose the amendment.
Addressing concerns about an amendment affecting the census during budget discussions.
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