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 maryland. These are diverse high density area with a high concentration of immigrants and i appreciate you coming out in my district director met with your staff and was encouraged by the preparation so i want to thank you and your staff for your hard work. That is ongoing and we have a lot to accomplish and we spent a lot of the last year embattled in the Citizenship Question now that the administrat
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 field right now where 240,000 families are being asked the Citizenship Question. Why is that . This decision to pose the Citizenship Question to hundreds of thousands of people after the Supreme Court rejected it seems hard to reconcile with the reality of the Supreme Court decision and the unbroken defeat of the question in the lower district courts. So now we face the threat of prolonged confusion
Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. From the Nations Capital to wherever you are. Because the opinion that matters most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Up next former republican president ial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaking at the conservative Political Action conference Ronald Reagan dinner. He advocates for the Republican Party to do better defining what a stance toward talks about term limits and border security. This is 20 minutes. Thank you. Thank you. Its great to see and its great to follow a great discussion founded onlo truth. Thats what ill talk about it as my son did turn four has been the morning within and hes recently ran for president. I look at our kids and their generation. Im worried theyre not going to be able to lift the same American Dream that i did get my parents came to this country 40 years ago with no money. In the single generation icon on to found multiple multibillion dollar companies. Did it while married my wif
Hey, guys. Taking people in, good to see you. It was good. It is further north of that. We went to the northern border. From pennsylvania. I do in pittsburgh, similar to cincinnati, good to be here. I appreciate it. All those potential fundraisers. Im the treasurer. How much are you raising . Our target after words. 7,000. Some people come to the conference. 60, ticket options. Thank you. [inaudible conversations] [applause] [applause] good to see you. In iowa. Ladies. The best is refueling. Two gas stations. How are you . Both gone a long time. I do remember that. My brother is also too. We are like brothers in that sense. How are you . Good to see you. Nice to meet you. Had to bring something in. Help me get some good exposure. We are counting on it. The message of providing this country what we need. Very enthusiastic. Had a lot of good volunteers, gop laws. They are very strong. A halfhour speech. A lot of times candidates dont want to do that. So now after everybody does that. Eve
Network, cspan now are free mobile video app or anytime online. We are your unfiltered view of politics. 2024 republican president ial candidate ramaswamy talked about woke culture in New Hampshire where he was a keynote speaker at the coolidge keynote dinner, during the event he tas about Human Trafficking and drug smuggling. He also took pictures with attendees who purchased vip tickets. P. Tickets. Vivek hey, guys. Good to see you. Checking people in . We are. Get rained on . Vivek a little bit. Its ok, show it. Its ok, though. We were hit first. We were at the northern border today. It was raining. Pretty far up there. Im from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Vivek similar to cincinnati where i am. So good seeing you guys. Good to be here, guys. Glad you made it. Vivek thank you. I appreciate it. Hopefully its a successful fundraiser. Youre working for the county . Im the treasurer of Cheshire County. Vivek good. Good. How much are you raising . Our target is 57. Vivek good. How much are