[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 108 (Tuesday, August 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H7008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       SUPPORT MOLLOHAN AMENDMENT FOR A FAIR AND ACCURATE CENSUS

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, the debate over the census should be about 
how to get a fair and an accurate count in the year 2000. We need to 
make sure that everyone counts in this country, everyone. The Census 
Bureau consulted the experts at the National Academy of Sciences, who 
recommended a plan to use the latest scientific methods to supplement 
the traditional head count. It would also save taxpayers millions of 
dollars. A more accurate, less costly census, that is the plan that the 
Democrats support. But the Republicans in this body want to overrule 
the experts.
  That is a bad idea. The census is too important to fall victim to 
partisan politics. The census data directly affects decisions made on 
funding for education, veterans services, public health care, the 
environment and housing. In America, every family should count. Every 
child should count. Every senior should count. Every veteran should 
count.
  Support a fair and an accurate census. Support the Mollohan 
amendment.

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