[inaudible conversations] the cdc before the subcommittee this morning and has been several years march of 2016 since our last hearing on the budget of the nations leading Public Health agency. Before i do a formal welcome, i was made aware of this issue which is very troubling. And that is, that the administration is ordered the immigration courts to immediately remove coronavirus posters and it just says the immigration courts have been ordered nationwide by the administration to takedm down coronavirus posters from courtrooms and waiting areas. The executive office for immigration review under the department of justice mandated allex posters which explain in english and spanish how to prevent catching and spreading the virus had to be removed immediately. I just want to say that whatever your point of view on any issue that we face in this nation whatever your personal views are or your ideology , that we canno cannot, we cannot in this Public Health crisis play fast and loose with
It has been several year, march of 2016, since our last hearing on the budget of the nations leading Public Health agency. Before i do a formal welcome and so forth, i want to i was made aware of this issue which is really very, very troubling and that is that the administration has ordered the Immigration Court to immediately remove coronavirus posters and it just says that the Immigration Court staff nationwide have been ordered by the administration to take down coronavirus posters from courtrooms and waiting areas. The executive office for immigration review which falls under the department of justice told all judges and Staff Members in an email monday that all of the coronavirus posters which explain in english and spanish thousand prevent catching and spreading the virus had to be removed immediately. I just want to say that whatever ones view is on any issue that we face in this nation, whatever your personal views are, whatever your ideology is, that we cannot, we cannot in th
[inaudible conversations] without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess for the committee at any time. With that i will now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement and mr. Gomez will follow me with a minute in the same will be given to the Ranking Member. Good morning, thank you to everyone for being here today to discuss a topic which is vital to our democracy for this census. The 2020 census is imminent and accounting set to begin in alaska in less than two weeks and across the country on april 1. The constitution requires every person to be counted, every Single Person living in the United States of america, not just citizens, not just people of a particular Political Party or race but absolutely everyone. I am gravely concerned that the Census Bureau may not be prepared to meet this high bar and that the 2020 census could leave communities across the country undercounted, underrepresented and underfunded. The Government Accountability office and apartment of c
With the House Oversight and reform committee. They discussed the Citizenship Question, Internet Access, language barriers, as well as counting certain populations like the homeless, exoffenders and tribal communities. The hearing also addressed how census numbers impact education, health care and infrastructure programs. This is four hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] without ox the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. With that ill now without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. With that i will now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement and mr. Gomez will follow me with a minute and the same will be given to the Ranking Member. Good morning. Thank you for everyone for being here today to discuss a topic which is vital to our democracy, the census. The 2020 census is imminent with counting set to begin in alaska in less than two weeks and across the country on april 1. The cons
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] without ox the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. With that ill now recognize myself to give an opening state and mr. Gomez will follow me with a minute and the same will be given to the Ranking Member. Good morning. Thank you to everyone for being here today to discuss a topic which is vital to our democracy, the die sendal sentence. The 2020 census is imminent with counting set to begin in alaska in less than two week, and across the country on april 1. The constitution requires every person to be counted. Eave Single Person living in the United States of mrs. , not just citizens. Not just people of a particular Political Party or race, absolutely everyone. I am gravely concern that the Census Bureau may not be prepared to meet the high bar, and that the 2020 census could leave communities across the country undercounted, underrepresented, and underfunded. The Government Accountability office and the