Gerry Connolly actually said...

"I had a roundtable yesterday, and it became so clear to me how the Census Bureau is completely dependent on the networks that exist in local governments."

"I am very proud of that, and I'm very proud of the collaboration."

"I think he makes the argument for why we need to have a commission that tees up those very issues."

"My hope is we will get this bill on a bipartisan basis so that we can get back to work and expand the dialog."