Gerry Connolly actually said...

"Could those budget counts conceivably have an impact on your ability to do the enumeration you are required to do by the Constitution?"

"The Census plays a critical role in our democracy, guaranteeing there will be a fair allocation of House seats in the country and House districts of equal population within each state."

"Instead of cutting funding for the Bureau, as House Republicans have tried to do this year and years past, we need to make sure it has the resources it needs to conduct the planning and preparatory wo..."

"It does not say 'American citizen.'"