Sean Patrick Maloney: “in the closing days of this session, indeed, closing hours, the Republican majority has attached language to the BBA…”

“in the closing days of this session, indeed, closing hours, the Republican majority has attached language to the BBA agreement that would allow CBO to have access to confidential census material. This is just plain wrong. This is greater than a census issue, this is a confidentiality issue, a privacy issue. Secretary Minetta has written the President and called for a veto of any legislation that has language that violates the privacy of the census. He recalls that his own family was interned during World War II based on confidential census material. We cannot violate the confidentiality of the Census Department. During the census surveys, this poster was up across America, assuring the American people that their information was private. They should have added ``No Republican Congress.'' Say ``no'' to any vehicle that violates the confidentiality of the Census Department and the privacy information of the American people.”