[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 15619-15620]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              2010 CENSUS

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, the 2010 census will mark the 
23rd census in our Nation's history. Although the manner in which the 
data is collected has evolved over time, an accurate count of our 
country's residents remains essential to the future of rural 
communities.
  As competition increases for both government and private resources, 
it is imperative every rural American be

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counted during the 2010 census. In rural communities especially, door-
to-door counting often proves difficult and time-consuming and can 
result in undercounting, which, in turn, means rural areas get left 
out.
  It is important census funds are used as effectively as possible to 
ensure outreach into rural areas. This isn't a case of rural versus 
urban, but it's a chance for those of us in rural America to stand up 
and be counted.

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