Mr. Speaker. today I join Congressman RIDGE in sponsoring legislation to include military personnel abroad. and exclude illegal aliens from. census apportionment figures. This legislation deals with apportionment only and would not interfere with Federal funds distribution or benefits. All of us know the enormous time and effort that goes into the redistricting process. While natural population shifts in this country make the redistribution of congressional seats necessary. this process should not be skewed by shifts caused by a population living in this country in violation of our lawparticularly when our military personnel are purposely excluded from these figures. The Census Bureau will be conducting its "census tryout" in the early part of next year and once that process begins it will be very difficult to make changes in who and how the census counts for reapportionment purposes.
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