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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D410-D411 on April 20, 2015.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
2020 CENSUS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 2020 Census, focusing on challenges facing the bureau for a modern, cost-effective survey, including recommended actions to be implemented before potential cost savings can be realized, after receiving testimony from John Thompson, Director, Census Bureau, Department of Commerce; and Robert Goldenkoff, Director, Strategic Issues, and Carol Cha, Director, Information Technology Acquisition Management Issues, both of the Government Accountability Office.