Chairman. this is a vexing question. and it is one that has troubled this body for a long time. Legislation has been introduced. but has not reached the floor of the House. I would hope that my colleagues would go along with the motion to rise at the appropriate time and defeat those who suggest that we should add language that blocks the Census Bureau from spending money for a counting of illegal aliens during the course of the decennial census. I say this because I think a very clear reading of the Constitution says that we shall count all those who are present. It does not say anything about counting citizens. It talks about counting people. It is very clear that the census is supposed to count all those who are in the United States. It does not refer to those who are citizens or noncitizens. There is a very good reason for that. Mr.
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