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On the recordMarch 21, 2012
Now, I'm not faulting the people who work for the Census Bureau, but, again, I worked with Secretary Guttierez, then Secretary Locke, and now you, Sir, and once again, now, we're hearing, 'Oh. The census [cost] might double.'
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

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Mikulski expresses concern over rising costs of the Census Bureau.

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