John Sarbanes actually said...

"the politics need to be kept away from this space."

"You know, fundamentally, you can't run a country if you don't know how many people are in your country, and that is the purpose of the census, plain and simple."

"I would strongly urge the current Census Bureau and Department of Commerce senior officials to follow these principles for the 2020 census."

"This isn't about political power grabs. This is about doing what makes common sense and what our Constitution calls upon us to do every 10 years."