Name: ロック商務長官 (Commerce Secretary Locke)
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I'd like to introduce you to commerce secretary, Gary Locke.

The secretary is making his first public appearance here

today with all of you-- again another significant gesture

So please help me welcome commerce secretary, Gary Locke.

And I appreciate the great work that you do

It's really a pleasure to be here this morning speaking

out to so many organizations and individuals who are joining

with the Census Bureau and the Department of Commerce

in promoting one of our nation's most important

Actually, Juan said that this is my first public appearance

This is actually my first duty as secretary of commerce.

came into Washington D.C. late last night got into the hotel

about 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning and instead of going

to the Department of Commerce this morning I came here.

So this is my very first stop in my official duty

But it's a measure of the priority that the Department

And it's a-- a measure of my commitment as well.

Your organizations and you as individuals are not being paid

by the federal government to do this work

You're doing it because you understand and believe

in the tenets of quality and full representation regardless

of economic status, regardless of race or ethnic origin.

And that in fact is the foundation of the census.

The census stems or goes back to the origins of our country.

of the very first presidential veto in American history.

The census is in the origin of our democracy.

that the Census Bureau has the independent leadership

that it deserves and the professional oversight

In 2000 the Census Bureau had more than 140,000 partners

who helped encourage the residents of the United States

For the 2010 census we will mobilize a very broad

and diverse coalition of trusted members of the community

to reach out to all Americans especially those

The Census Bureau depends on volunteers and organizations

We need you to be active in your communities, in your churches,

your schools, soup kitchens, businesses, homeless shelters,

community centers, food banks, on the newspaper,

And then it's used by the states to determine the boundaries

It also helps determine how some $300 billion every year

by the federal government is allocated to our communities

for programs ranging from education to human services.

well deserved dollars for our communities,

dollars that our communities need and truly deserve.

It's our job to let Americans know that taking part

in the census is important, easy and safe.

Residents must know that their information is secure.

That it is illegal for members of the Census Bureau

to share any personal information with anyone.

And that means other law enforcement agencies whether

by the Census Bureau is absolutely confidential.

And please, please let people know that this year,

So completing the census form will be very, very easy.

in the mail it will save the federal government more money

down the road in terms of trying to send out people

into the communities to determine the count.

The census is one of the most important functions

And your commitment as a partner is absolutely critical.

We will not be able to do this census without you

We're excited about the events and the activities

that will take place over the next 12 months

as we approach April 1, 2010, united in a cause

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absolutely

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