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On the recordFebruary 13, 2018
As we all know, the census is a critically important government function, and yet the current Administration has yet to nominate a qualified candidate to lead the Census Bureau in the critical years leading up to 2020.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Highlighting the lack of leadership for the Census Bureau before the 2020 census.

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