Alan B. Mollohan: “I just noticed from the chart that the gentlewoman is emphasizing the National Academy of Sciences in her presentation…”

“I just noticed from the chart that the gentlewoman is emphasizing the National Academy of Sciences in her presentation, which makes the point that after the failed 1990 census, this Congress asked the National Academy of Sciences, the most respected body that we call on time and time again to give us nonpartisan advice, we called upon them and asked them, how do we do the 2000 decennial census in a way that takes care of the problems that resulted in the 1990 census being a failure? The National Academy of Sciences came up with scientific sampling as the way to make sure that we counted everybody in this country. I just want to compliment the gentlewoman for her excellent work on this issue and think that this is the right starting point to emphasize that organization, which has such credibility in this country.”