The House of Representatives killed the American Community Survey (ACS)? Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 5/9/2012 7:27:00 PM Going into the House of Representatives floor debate on Census funding this week, MRA and our coalition partners in the Census Project knew we were in for trouble -- but not this much trouble. The House voted to shift some of the Census funding in the Commerce Justice State (CJS) Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2013 to other programs -- then voted to neuter, and ultimately kill, the American Community Survey (ACS).We were already concerned that the proposed funding for the Census in thi... Read More
Rep. Carter withdraws amendment, Census funding maintained Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 7/13/2011 11:25:00 AM On July 13, the House Appropriations Committee passed the Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations legislation, which had already cut about 25% from Census funding compared to FY11, without an amendment which would have further sliced away at the Census Bureau's budget. Read More
Census funding threatened by amendments in Appropriations Committee today Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 7/12/2011 10:07:00 AM Today, the House Appropriations Committee will consider amendments to the Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations legislation, which already cut about 25% from Census funding compared to FY11. Read More
Census 2010 Gets $1 Billion More, Aided by MRA Grassroots Lobbying Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 2/15/2009 3:44:00 PM Today, the Marketing Research Association (MRA) applauded the U.S. Congress for including $1 billion in immediate funding for the decennial Census in the just-approved economic stimulus law. MRA had advocated for the inclusion of this funding in the bill throughout the process and successfully helped fend off attempts in the Senate to eliminate the funds. Read More