[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E653]
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             REINTRODUCTION OF CENSUS DIRECTOR LEGISLATION

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 2, 2003

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, today, I introduce legislation that 
establishes a 5-year term of office for the Director of the Census 
Bureau. By establishing a fixed term of office, this legislation would 
lessen the role that politics plays at the Census Bureau, an agency 
which should be grounded in the science of counting our nation. Other 
agencies charged with developing critically important statistical 
information, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, have a fixed 
term for their directors. This policy ensures the most accurate, non-
partisan data possible.

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