I, along with several Members of Congress, transmitted a letter to the Census Bureau urging the Bureau to define a national solution to ensure that incarcerated individuals are counted at their last legal residence.
Clay emphasizes the need for proper counting of incarcerated individuals for fair representation.
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Everyone involved needs to be held accountable, and I hope we make sure that is the case while we are here today.
Bipartisan legislation has been introduced that would have restored this vital tool long before voting began this year.
This Committee has offered very few solutions acknowledging that these families are here to stay.
We have a responsibility as an oversight committee, and that is to protect taxpayer dollars.
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