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James Traficant: “the Census Bureau is literally out of control. Check this out: Reports now say that the Census Bureau is, quote/unquote…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2000
the Census Bureau is literally out of control. Check this out: Reports now say that the Census Bureau is, quote/unquote, willing to sacrifice a true head count of American citizens for more personal detailed information. Unbelievable. Forms with questions about your bank account, your cars, how many bathrooms you have, your job. What is next, Congress, your sex life? The Constitution mandates a simple head count by a Census taker, not an audit by some bureaucratic intrusive nincompoop. I yield back the manipulations of both American citizens and our great Constitution by the Census Bureau.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Criticizing the Census Bureau's approach to data collection during a House floor speech.

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