Wayne Gilchrest: “I rise in support of H.R. 3535, a bill designating the Federal building in Suitland, MD, as the W. Edwards Deming…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 3535, a bill designating the Federal building in Suitland, MD, as the W. Edwards Deming Federal Building. Dr. William Edwards Deming was a renowned expert on business management. He began his public service career with the Department of Agriculture as a physicist, in 1927. He then moved to the Bureau of Census to become the mathematical advisor to the chief of the population division, where he developed and designed statistical sampling techniques for use in the national census. His interest in quality and management led him to introduce sampling as a quality measurement technique for punch card verification and other processing in the 1940 census. It is a fitting tribute to name this Census Bureau facility in his honor. This bill has bipartisan support and I would like to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their assistance in bringing this measure forward. I urge my colleagues to support this bill.”