Political Quotes

“it is important for every American to be counted. How can Congress determine what a community needs if we really do not know how many people are in that community? It is estimated that the 1990 census undercounted the population in my hometown of Houston, Texas by 67,000 people. It is estimated the State of Texas lost $1 billion in title I school funding, road construction and senior citizen services because of the undercount in 1990. Statisticians and scientists have determined that using scientific statistical methods will produce a census that is more accurate and less costly to taxpayers. We should stop playing politics with the census issue and say let us count every American. Today the Mollohan amendment will ensure that the Census Bureau be able to conduct an accurate and cost effective census in the year 2000. We need to support the Mollohan amendment. Mr. Speaker, everyone deserves to be counted.”