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Because the founding fathers believed it to be indispensable to the basic principles of democratic representation, the decennial census was given a constitutional mandate. A scientific endeavor of such importance should be viewed by the American public to be completely independent and nonpartisan. It is time to give the Census Bureau the independent status commensurate with the scientific agencies that are its peers, such as NASA, the National Science Foundation, and others. Elevating the Census Bureau to the status of an independent agency is a powerful statement to the American people and their leaders that the decennial census and the other critical surveys conducted by the Census Bureau are protected, and that our government will summon the best demographers, statisticians, scientists and managers we can find to lead this vital agency.
In the current session of Congress, I have introduced with my colleagues Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA), Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX), Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), and Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA), H.R. 1254, the Restoring the Integrity of American Statistics Act.
Click here for the Full Text of H.R. 1254
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