Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, the reduction in the amendment would debilitate the 2010 census, and the census department said it will be the worst census ever in the history of our Nation. Once the cuts are made, there will be no opportunity to restart the program. They said the impact of the cuts, human costs in the loss of more than 1,000 Federal jobs at the U.S. Census Bureau. There is no catching up. The cut wastes the $500 million already spent and adds another $1 billion to the cost for the year 2010 for the census. It would cut the Census Bureau by $106 million, resulting in, as I said, the loss of thousands of jobs. The bill is already $55 million below the request of the administration. The census is a constitutional responsibility, collected every 10 years to apportion the seats of the House of Representatives. The census is one of America's oldest and most enduring traditions. The first census was collected in 1790. The results were delivered to George Washington during his first term. The United States is a rapidly changing and growing country. The population has grown by 10 million people since 2000, 10 million since 2000. By 2010, there will be more than 300 million Americans living in America, so we need to keep up and monitor and know about that population. This population will need more homes, stores, hospitals, roads, new schools, and the information is needed to make good decisions.”