{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-sen-rand-paul-secures-vital-change-kentucky-soldiers-upcoming-census/", "Sen. Rand Paul Secures Vital Change for Kentucky Soldiers in Upcoming Census", "2016-06-30", "2016", "2016-06", "Republican", "Senate", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "www.paul.senate.gov", "paul", "https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the U.S. Census Bureau responded to Senator Rand Paul\u2019s efforts to secure a vital reform in the 2020 census by changing its rules to count all deployed service members at the residence prior to their deployment. Previously, the census instead counted soldiers temporarily deployed for overseas contingency operations by their home of record, an address they gave when they enlisted.\n\n\u201cI applaud the Census Bureau for adopting my proposal to ensure our service members are properly counted in the census. They listened to the people of Kentucky, who experienced the consequences of the census\u2019 inaccurate reporting directly in 2010 and took action,\u201d said Sen. Paul.\n\n\u201cIn addition to creating one consistent and logical method for counting deployed service members, today\u2019s change will better enable communities to support our soldiers and their families. This proves what can happen when concerned citizens get involved, and I urge Kentuckians to join me in contacting the Census Bureau in support of this revision before the final comment period expires at the end of July.\u201d\n\nSen. Paul responded to his constituents\u2019 concerns about the Census Bureau\u2019s reporting by contacting the Bureau and introducing the \u201cService Members and Communities Count Act\u201d in 2015. Today\u2019s change essentially incorporates Sen. Paul\u2019s legislation into the Census Bureau\u2019s rules. While the region around Fort Campbell, Kentucky, had grown greatly since the 2000 census, the 2010 census did not accurately reflect this growth due to the Bureau\u2019s then-current policy on counting deployed service members.\n\nKelli Pendleton, President of Kentucky\u2019s Christian County Chamber of Commerce, commented on the importance of the change, noting, \u201cWhen a census count happens during a division deployment, it has a large impact on our local economy and regional data.\u201d She also thanked Sen. Paul for his leadership on the issue, saying, \u201cOur Chamber has been advocating for this issue for many years, and we appreciate Senator Paul\u2019s support in helping to make this happen.\u201d\n\nHopkinsville, Kentucky, Mayor Carter Hendricks added that his community is \u201cpleased to see this important change,\u201d and he thanked \u201cSenator Paul\u2019s leadership and the efforts of our Kentucky Congressional delegation.\u201d Mayor Hendricks also said that the revision is \u201ccritical, as these are the very communities that provide the support necessary for the men and women of the U.S. Army to succeed in their mission at hand when they deploy.\u201d\n\nThe public is encouraged to submit their comments on this issue HERE.\n\nNo related posts.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T20:54:04Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-sen-rand-paul-secures-vital-change-kentucky-soldiers-upcoming-census/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.686623970977962, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}