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  • McHenry Statement on Census Data Release

    Dec 21, 2010  - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), who is currently the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives, released the following statement upon the Census Bureau’s announcement of apportionment data from the 2010 Census: “I congratulate the Census Bureau on th... More
  • McHenry Votes Against Failed Attempt at Census Oversight

    Dec 14, 2010  - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Ranking Member on the Information Policy, Census, and National Archives Subcommittee, issued the following statement today following his vote against S. 3167, the “Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act.” “The census is a multi-billion dollar and v... More
  • GOP Census Lead Sounds Alarm Over Low Republican Response Rate

    Mar 29, 2010  - Most Americans have had weeks to return their census forms and new data is showing that Republicans may be responding at significantly lower rates. A recent article in the Houston Chronicle points out that conservative Texas is way behind the national average in returning Census forms and some of th... More
  • Census Bureau Accepting Job Applications

    Nov 10, 2009  - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced today that the U.S. Census Bureau is accepting applications for temporary employment. In preparation for the 2010 Decennial Census, the Bureau will be hiring as many as one million people across the country. Primary recruiting for census workers will tak... More
  • McHenry: Census Bureau Failures Are Unacceptable

    Oct 8, 2009  - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Ranking Member on the Census Oversight Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to the troubling admission by the U.S. Census Bureau that its cost estimation models are a complete failure. The recently concluded address canvassing operation went... More
  • McHenry battles distrust of census

    Sep 28, 2009  - The top House Republican overseeing the 2010 census is enlisting his GOP colleagues in an effort to maximize participation in the decennial count by constituents who may be reluctant to disclose information to government officials. The effort of Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C. -- and his message that c... More
  • GOP taking agenda from grass roots

    Sep 22, 2009  - Recent Republican successes have been driven more by forces outside the Beltway than by professional GOP politicians... ...“Our best leaders and best ideas come from the grass roots,” added Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.). “It’s individuals taking leadership in their government.” Continue reading here... More
  • How ACORN Got Dumped by the Census

    Sep 17, 2009  - How ACORN Got Dumped by the Census By Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) When ACORN was announced as a national partner with the Census Bureau, I had grave concerns that the accuracy and integrity of the 2010 census would be jeopardized. One of ACORN’s responsibilities would have been to recruit ce... More
  • McHenry: ACORN Dumped by Census

    Sep 11, 2009  - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Ranking Member on the Census Oversight Subcommittee released the following statement in response to the U.S. Census Bureau terminating its partnership with the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN). “For months, I have continually pressured t... More
  • Census Bureau severs ties with ACORN in 2010 count

    Sep 11, 2009  - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud. "We do not come to this decision lightly," Census director Robert Groves wrote in a letter to ACORN, which was obtained by Th... More