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Brian Schatz: “I believe that you want to make sure that the census counts…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Published | Video Starts at 04:26

And if that's not your intent, then we need to get some clarity here. Finally, the census. You and I had a very constructive conversation, both privately and publicly, about the Census. And I believe that you want to make sure that the census counts every person in the United States, not every citizen, but every person, as the Constitution provides. We may have some minor disagreements about some other things, but I want to specifically talk about the idea of using the Postal Service to help to conduct the census. (04:26–04:37)

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Asserts that the census should count every person in the U.S., not just citizens, according to the Constitution.

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