Washington, DC - "I welcome President Obama's nomination of Dr. Robert Groves as the next Director of the U.S. Census Bureau.  Dr. Groves is a nationally recognized expert in statistical research and survey methodology.  I look forward to working closely with him to reduce the undercount of minorities and to increase the national mail-back response rate for the census questionnaire. 
The Census is America's largest peacetime project.  As Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives, I am committed to helping the Census Bureau conduct the most accurate enumeration in U.S. history. I welcome Dr. Groves' leadership of this shared national mission."