Session #102 · 1991–93

Speech #1020207097

On July 15. 1991. the Secretary announced that there would be no adjustment of the census. indicating that much more study would be necessary before the adJusted estimate could be used for any official purpose. In hearings before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. the Secretary questioned the technological soundness of the adjustment and further suggested that when an analysis of the proportional distribution of funds under Federal programs is conducted. it is difficult to argue that the adjusted numbers are more accurate than the unadjusted numbers. Mr. President. the intercensal estimate is the Bureaus annual effort to update the decennial census based on information from birth and death records and information on immigration and emigration. I suggest. Mr.
Keywords matched
immigration emigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
ARLEN SPECTER
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
PA
Gender
M
Date
1992-08-07
Speech ID
1020207097
Paragraph
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