Mr. Cummings i would now like to call up our next panelist to testify on the resolution recommended that the house find william barr and wilbur ross in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas. Chairman cummings and Ranking Member jordan, we are delighted that you are here. Anything you brought in in writing will without objection be relevant to the record. I now recognize the distinguished chairman from maryland, mr. Cummings. Mr. Cummings thank you, mr. Chairman. To you, Ranking Member cole and mcgovern. Members of the committee, i want to thank you for holding this meeting this afternoon. I support the proposed rule because this resolution to hold attorney general barr and sec. Wilbur ross in contempt of congress is necessary to preserve the integrity of this ody. And of the United States census. The constitution mandates we conduct a census every 10 years. A thoughtful, fair and accurate count is critical to ensuring that we properly allocate funding and congressio
Wilbur ross in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas. Chairman cummings and Ranking Member jordan, we are delighted that you are here. Anything you brought in in writing will without objection be relevant to the record. I now recognize the distinguished chairman from maryland, mr. Cummings. Mr. Cummings thank you, mr. Chairman. Andou, Ranking Member col cole and mcgovern. Thank you for holding this meeting this afternoon. I support the proposal because this resolution to hold attorney general barr and sec. Wilbur ross in contempt of congress is necessary to preserve the integrity of this body. And of the United States interests. We constitution mandates. Onduct a census every 10 years a thoughtful, fair and accurate count is critical to ensuring that we properly allocate funding and congressional enforcement. For more than a year the Trump Administration has stonewalled the Oversight Committees investigation into the real reason commerce secretary wilbur for the fir
Writing will without objection be relevant to the record. Entered into the record. I now recognize the distinguished chairman from maryland, mr. Cummings. Mr. Cummings thank you, mr. Chairman. To you, Ranking Member cole and mr. Mcgovern. Members of the committee, i want to thank you for holding this meeting this afternoon. Support the proposed rule because this resolution to hold attorney general barr and sec. Wilbur ross in contempt of congress is necessary to preserve the integrity of this body and of the United States interests. The constitution mandates we conduct a census every 10 years. A thoughtful, fair and accurate count is critical to ensuring that we properly allocate funding and congressional apportionment. Year, the Trump Administration has stonewalled the Oversight Committee yes investigation into the real reason commerce secretary wilbur was trying for the first time in 70 years to add a Citizenship Question to the 2020 census. Secretary ross testified under congress th
I now recognize the distinguished chairman from maryland, mr. Cummings. Mr. Cummings thank you, mr. Chairman. To you, Ranking Member cole and mcgovern. Thank you for holding this meeting this afternoon. I support the proposal because this resolution to hold attorney general barr and sec. Wilbur ross in contempt of congress is necessary to preserve the integrity of this body. And of the United States interests. The constitution mandates we conduct a census every 10 years. A thoughtful, fair and accurate count is critical to ensuring that we properly allocate funding and congressional enforcement. For more than a year the Trump Administration has stonewalled the Oversight Committees investigation into the real reason commerce secretary wilbur ross was trying, for the first time in 70 years, to add a Citizenship Question two the 2020 census. Secretary ross testified under oath in front of congress that he added the Citizenship Question solely to help the Justice Department and the Voting
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