José E. Serrano: “I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in strong support of this amendment. The Commerce Department has not…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in strong support of this amendment. The Commerce Department has not answered basic questions related to the purpose behind its sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security. Although I am not suggesting the Census Bureau will use the information for something other than statistical purposes, I think it is important to remind the Department we are mindful of how individuals' information will be handled. Ensuring the public trust in the Census is vital to getting an accurate count, and this amendment helps in that goal.”