On Friday, Robert Groves, President Obama's choice to head the Census Bureau, will have his Senate confirmation hearing. His hearing is important because next year's Census has big political and economic ramifications, not only determining how House seats will be allocated among the states but also setting the formulas that will determine how huge amounts of federal dollars will flow. Read more »
Recent actions by the administration, while of a lower profile, elevate fresh concerns about the integrity and accuracy of the 2010 decennial. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has cautiously said he knows of "no plans" to test a statistical theory that adjusts census data. Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) believes the danger is real. As ranking member on the subcommittee that oversees the Census, McHenry describes a scenario whereby sampling is offered as an emergency remedy for problems after the Census is taken next April. Read more »
Republican members of the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives yesterday sent a letter to Thomas Mesenbourg, the acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau, asking that the Decennial Census effort sever all ties with the controversial Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN. Led by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the ranking Republican on the subcommittee, the letter points out that the organization slated to assist in gathering census information is under federal investigation and new state indictment in Nevada. Read more »
In light of this serious charge, we write to request that the Census Bureau reconsider its inclusion of ACORN in the Planning Partnership Program for the 2010 Census. ACORN’s involvement may compromise our shared commitment to an apolitical and accurate census count. Read more »
“Mr. Groves must state unequivocally that statistical adjustment of the 2010 Census will not occur under his leadership. Political tampering with Census results would produce an inaccurate count and permanently end the 219-year tradition of a non-partisan Census,” stated Congressman McHenry. Read more »
“The Bureau needs to reconsider ACORN’s involvement as a partner in light of these new charges in Nevada,” Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, told CNSNews.com. Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Ranking Member on the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, released the following the statement in response to President Obama’s forthcoming nomination of Robert Groves to be Director of the U.S. Census Bureau Read more »
President Barack Obama has chosen Robert M. Groves to be the next census director, turning to a professor who has clashed with Republicans over the use of statistical sampling to lead the high-stakes head count.
The White House will announce the selection of Groves later Thursday, a Commerce Department official told The Associated Press. The official demanded anonymity because the… Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, commended Commerce Secretary-designee Governor Gary Locke today for his support of an apolitical and accurate census.
In sworn testimony yesterday before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Governor Locke declared that the integrity… Read more »
