"So I--my congressional district includes Rikers Island, for example. All of the individuals held in Rikers Island, many held without being found guilty of a crime, are counted at Rikers and not counte..."
"We do feel that this will make significant undercount in certain communities for those individuals who are incarcerated, and as stated today, what is at risk between representation and as well as fund..."
"If you engage in Census you will get more political power."
"How do we make sure that--you know, how are we accommodating or changing our process to really be adaptive to that reality?"
"Thank you all so much again for coming to testify."
"Yes, and even just from an organizing perspective, all of us, whenever we are up for reelection we need to count who is going to show up and cast a ballot on Election Day."
"Will it threaten funding for SNAP, WIC, EBT?"
"We need to be ensured the data of individuals are aggregate will be secured that also include the elimination of question related to the citizenship or immigration on the Census."
"This impact of undercounting cannot be understated and consequences will be borne by our society as a whole."
"This is an issue of democracy."
"How we implement Census 2020 will have long-lasting impact on our communities, our society, and our democracy."
"Only legislation can respond to the real-time threats of real-time technology."