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I want to start by welcoming a new member to the subcommittee as well as a new member to the oversight fred keller who comes from pennsylvania 12. Welcome. Also, without objection i want to wave onto the subcommittee today i want to think the witnesses for their ongoing cooperation. You and your staff have been excellent partners in this oversight and doctor, i want to thank you for your work preparing for the census. I learned from my district staff earlier this month that you toured langley park in maryland. These are diverse high density area with a high concentration of immigrants and i ap...

This is about an hour and a half. Good afternoon, welcome, thank you for is coming today. I want to start by welcoming a new member to the subcommittee as well as a new member to the oversight fred keller who comes from pennsylvania 12. Welcome. Also, without objection i want to wave onto the subcommittee today i want to think the witnesses for their ongoing cooperation. You and your staff have been excellent partners in this oversight and doctor, i want to thank you for your work preparing for the census. I learned from my district staff earlier this month that you toured langley park in mary...

Distrust of the government im 35 of africanamericans and 32 of hispanics are very concerned about the census being used against them. Similarly, 39 of people who are not English Proficient and 34 of those born outside the u. S. Are afraid to respond. So theres a lot of fear in our communities that weve got to strive to overcome. The president s executive order and immigration policies and the threatened raids all strike fear in the hearts of many of the communities that are already mistrustful of government. And even though the question will not be on the 2020 census. There is a test in the fi...

Effective how we ultimately classified . At this point if the questions on there, at this point was to be classified openly as white, correct . That depends what omb decides. Thats something we are waiting. A good question. One of the standards that the office of management and budget is contemplating right now is whether mena should be a new minimum category. So they are going to make the decision whether that is the case or not. Right now the Census Bureau classifies mena under white and thats how we are proceeding forward until were told otherwise. We are going to move on to the other speak...

This morning, the u. S. Is inching closer to a coronavirus shutdown, as state and local officials take the lead in responding to the national crisis. 7 million residents in the San Francisco bay area have been ordered to shelter in place. Only allowed to leave their homes for essential reasons. Its the nations strictest measures so far, seen only in places like italy, france, and spain, where the virus has exploded. The states of new york, new jersey, and connecticut have also launched an unprecedented, joint effort to close all gyms, movie theaters, casinos, bars, and restaurants, with the ex...