JEC TO EXAMINE ROLE OF CENSUS IN ECONOMIC DATA GATHERING
As New Director Takes Reins at Census, Rep. Maloney to Discuss Bureau’s Importance with Former Directors

Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) will convene a hearing to examine the role of the Census Bureau in gathering and analyzing government statistics.  Five former heads of the Census Bureau will testify at the hearing entitled, “The Federal Statistical System in the 21st Century: The Role of the Census Bureau,” which will take place on Tuesday July 21, 2009 at 1 pm in room 2203 of the Rayburn House Office Building.  Census data and analysis plays a central role in US Government economic policy making.  The JEC and experts will discuss the Census’ continually evolving methodology and their implementation of 21st Century technologies to ensure the publication of accurate and timely scientific information.

WHAT:     JEC Hearing, “The Federal Statistical System in the 21st Century: The Role of the Census Bureau”
WHO:       Panel 1 – Former Heads of the Census Bureau
Former Census Director Vincent P. Barabba (1973-76 and 1979-81) [Nominated by Nixon (1973) and by Carter (1979)]
Former Census Director Barbara Everitt Bryant (1989 -1993) [Nominated by George H.W. Bush]
Former Census Director Martha Farnsworth Riche (1994-1998) [Nominated by Clinton]
Former Census Director Kenneth Prewitt (1998-2001) [Nominated by Clinton]
Former Census Director Charles Louis Kincannon (2002 - 2008) [Nominated by George W. Bush]

Panel 2
Dr. William F. Eddy, John C. Warner Professor of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; Chair, Committee on National Statistics, National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Andrew Reamer, Fellow, Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy Program
Dr. Linda A. Jacobsen, Vice President, Domestic Programs, Population Reference Bureau
WHEN:     Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 1 pm
WHERE:   Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2203

The Joint Economic Committee, established under the Employment Act of 1946, was created by Congress to review economic conditions and to analyze the effectiveness of economic policy.
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