Danny Davis

I am concerned that the true purpose of this hearing may be to discredit the entire program.

Voluntary versus mandatory ACS studies in 2003 and 2004, the findings demonstrated an over 20 percent decrease in participation when the answers were voluntary.

I think there are even bodies of knowledge now that did not exist in 1790.

It is a civic duty and a mark of good citizenship and I also think a level of patriotism and patriotic spirit for individuals to be engaged in providing this information.

It seems to me if you are making decisions about something and you have 20 percent less information or less accurate information, would that drive up the cost of not only getting the data that you need, but would it also compromise the…

If we don't pay one way, then we will pay another way.

As stewards of public dollars, we should seek the most cost effective manner to reach our ultimate goal.

The integrity of the ACS would be fundamentally challenged, however, by Congressman Poe's bill which would remove the traditional legal requirement to answer the census questions fully and truthfully.

The failures that you discussed earlier actually did occur during the prior administration.

Mr. Chairman, I am very, very grateful that there is at least one person and his wife with limited manpower, limited resources who wants to do this, who wants to make a difference to make this correction.

I have to tell you, we are fundamentally failing to fulfill this mission.

That is totally unacceptable.

I think it is totally unacceptable.

I urge all sides to continue to work toward reaching the goal that I know most Americans share.

I want us to try to agree on goals and then try to work together to achieve those goals.

I am disappointed in those who claim that the administration has an agenda: to increase abortions, sterilizations, and contraceptive use by Catholics.

Clearly we cannot tax our way out of it and we cannot cut our way out of it.

We simply cannot reshuffle the deck chairs on this Titanic.

I am disappointed that for the fourth straight year the administration included a repeal of LIFO in its budget.

I have always believed that fair is fair. Unfortunately, it is difficult to get a handle on what the actual scope of corporate political influence really is.

I think that those of us who are concerned with unions' political advocacy should also take a good look at corporate America.

I think there is no doubt that there is not a single member of this committee who does not recognize the need for some serious change.

In fact, would you agree that for the most major proposed regulations, judicial review of some kind is almost certain to follow?

To suggest that they do not deserve a retirement annuity sufficient enough to cover their expenses in the later years of their life is pretty much as uncompassionate as I think we can get.

Federal workers do not enter public service to become rich.