On the recordMarch 13, 2019
I will never forget, when I first became chairman, the first thing that The New York Times asked me was, what is your No. 1 priority. I told them the census, because it affects so much.
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congress.govI will never forget, when I first became chairman, the first thing that The New York Times asked me was, what is your No. 1 priority. I told them the census, because it affects so much.
Cummings emphasizes the importance of the census as his top priority.
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