09/24/2009
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"President Obama and Members of Congress should be congratulated for including an additional $1 billion in the President's stimulus bill to enhance the Bureau's enumeration activities in 2010."
"As a Senator who's represented oil and gas, which is tough these days, I have to hear my colleagues say to me, 'We don't want an oil and gas facility anywhere near us.'"
"It is a critical part of making sure that we are allowed to make our contribution to the solution."
"It's important for us to ask questions about how any standards we do set will ensure equity among the various regions."