Senate Proceeding on Oct 7th, 2009 :: 4:54:40 to 4:59:05
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4:54:40 to 4:59:05( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Barbara Mikulski

4:55:00 to 4:55:20( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Mikulski: counting people for tax purposes, eye ronically, and now of course this is the -- and the apportionment question. so wha we'd like to do is go into

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Barbara Mikulski: and, having said that, i just want to reiterate, though that the importance of the census being taken every ten years the census must be taken, for the reasons that our colleague from utah outlined. number one, it determines the use of federal

4:55:42 to 4:56:03( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Mikulski: why we count regardless of what your status is, you're a user of services. and in some even more intense user of services. the second thing is with apportion the, and i think that's -- the second thing is portionment and i think

4:56:04 to 4:56:25( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Mikulski: the delicate matter that the senator from utah is addressing. this gets us into constitutional questions. i ai am going to consult with the leadership. what i also want to say is that as we move forward on the issue

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Barbara Mikulski: of the census, we have to make count. the census department itself right now is under very serious they were late getting started on some of their issues. there has been an enormous technological boondoggle

4:56:48 to 4:57:08( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Mikulski: the hand-held technologynd the enumerator -- i believe the senator from utah is familiar with it. we have been working with both the previous administration and the secretary of commerce, mr. gutierrez, as well as secretary locke to just get the census straightened out. as our colleague has said, well, why don't they just print one more

4:57:09 to 4:57:29( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Mikulski: well, one more piecer paper piecer -- well,one more piece of paper might simple simple, but everything we do that affects the this point presents a logistical and financial challenge that borders on nightmare. and, again, we've got calls into census to say

4:57:30 to 4:57:50( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Mikulski: it take to do it? i myself have the -- about adding this question, because i believe it will, one, add to the logistical and cost, and, number two, it could be a deterrent to people answering those questions

4:57:51 to 4:58:13( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Mikulski: because of holes is in their household. the others people in our country who are green card people who are here absolutely legally and justifiably. some, mr. president, in our o community that are here at some of our finest community

4:58:14 to 4:58:36( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Mikulski: hospitals working as nurses and the minute we're getting into this question and that question and so want to raise the issues of a deterrence in being able to cooperate. so, we want to take a closer look at this amendment while we're doing it, we are going to note the absence of a quor

4:58:37 to 4:58:50( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Mikulski: so having sid the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll of the senate.