Trey Gowdy actually said...

The census is constitutionally required. It is what ensures that, just as every vote should be counted, every person should be counted.

Gowdy emphasizes the constitutional importance of the census for counting citizens.

10/11/2017

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let us make sure that if somebody really fears death that America is still a safe beacon for them to be here.

Maybe they need ankle bracelets, Mr. Chairman. Maybe we need other monitoring processes to help them.

How can you be credibly fearful of returning to a country that you just voluntarily returned to?

We ought to be able to agree that we don't want people gaming the system, and we don't want fraud.