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July 25, 1997

Census 2000 Racial Classifications

The House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Management heard testimony about proposed changes to the way the federal… read more

The House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Management heard testimony about proposed changes to the way the federal government will classify individuals according to race on the 2000 Census. Witnesses included census officials and representatives of civil rights groups. close

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John Conyers Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Carlos Fernandez Coordinator Association Multieth.Amer.for Law and Civ.Rts.

Susan Graham President Project Race
Steve Horn U.S. Representative [R] California
Sally Katzen Administrator Office of Management and Budget->Information Management and Technology
Harold McDougall Director NAACP, Washington, DC Branch
Gordon Nash Associate Director U.S. Census Bureau->Demography
Tom Petri U.S. Representative [R] Wisconsin
Isabella Katz Pinzler Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice->Civil Rights Division
Tom Sawyer U.S. Representative [D] Ohio
Katherine Wallman Statistician Office of Management and Budget
Mary Waters Professor Harvard University->Sociology
Maxine Waters U.S. Representative [D] California

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House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology

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Program ID:: 88402-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jul 25, 1997 | 9:23pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Jul 28, 1997 | 1:59am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Jul 25, 1997 | 9:23pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jul 28, 1997 | 1:59am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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