[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 30 (Thursday, March 16, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H1080]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              CENSUS 2000

  (Mr. MILLER of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Census 2000 is underway. If my 
colleagues have not received their form, they will receive it shortly. 
Please complete that form and send it back as soon as possible. It is 
so important for this country and our own communities because so much 
money flows from Washington and our State capitals based on the 
population of our area. Whether it is health care or education or roads 
or sewers, it is so important.
  Unfortunately, the minority yesterday started playing politics with 
the census again. And that is unfortunate, because there is no 
substitute for counting people. The sampling issue was settled by the 
Supreme Court over a year ago. And they could not have picked a worse 
day of a worse week to bring up the issue and to undermine response for 
the census, and that is indeed sad.
  Everyone counts, black or white, Hispanic, Asian, young or old. 
Everyone counts in this country. Please complete this form and send it 
back today.

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