Carolyn Maloney

Mr. DeJoy is just doing exactly what President Trump said he wanted, block enough funds to justify sweeping changes to hobble mail-in voting.

The evidence shows that children catch coronavirus, and they spread it to adults, including teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, parents, and grandparents.

Bad policies can affect our citizens' health, both mentally and physically.

I am deeply committed to making this a reality and to pursuing additional legislation within the jurisdiction of our committee to combat climate change.

I don't think there's any room for arrogance in our discussions, because we're here to solve problems.

American natural gas is not only cleaner than that of other countries, it helps improve our national security.

So, I'm making that request.

Second, as a former teacher, I'm concerned about the contradiction in messaging.

when I asked you how is it going to go, you said it's going to get worse and worse and worse.

the turnaround time on testing.

that we're not really geared up to do what we need right now.

The president may not pick and choose who is included in the census count or the apportionment base.

I strongly support President Trump's actions to protect the sanctity of our constitutionally mandated process for apportionment.

I believe that it is blatantly unconstitutional and that complying with this memo would violate Federal law.

the citizenship question was removed.

Federal law requires the Secretary of Commerce to report, quote, 'the total population,' end quote, of each state to the president.

I asked you earlier if you would send this committee the results of the Bureau's analysis under the president's memo, and you responded that the Bureau would be transparent.

The president's direction is unconstitutional, it is illegal, and it disregards the precedent set by every other president, beginning with President George Washington.

In the 230-year history of the census, no president has ever tried to manipulate the census count in this way.

The Constitution requires the census to count, quote, 'the whole number of persons in each state,' end quote.

Federal law and 230 years of precedent are essential parts of that public trust, and we owe it to our children and to future generations to pass an objective, nonpartisan, and fair census.

I am concerned that the administration is seeking to rush the process and sacrifice the accuracy of the census for political gain.

The professionals that I have talked to in the Census Bureau say that that is impossible.

As a Nation, we depend on the census to be nonpartisan, fair, and accurate.

Counting people living in the United States illegally in apportionment is an attack on our democratic institutions.