Gary Peters actually said...

"Well, that is good to hear. I appreciate that."

"I sent a letter to you earlier this year with a couple of my colleagues talking about that issue and the fact that that classification is not part of the Census."

"Well, I would appreciate that, and if you could inform our office about that, I would appreciate that."

"I have many constituents, as you can imagine, given the large size of our community in Michigan, that are very passionate about this."