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With Less than One Month to Go, AARP New Mexico Reminds All Residents that Participating in This Year's Census Is Very Important
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(OPEN):
WITH LESS THAN ONE MONTH TO GO IN THIS YEAR'S CENSUS, BETH
VELASQUEZ--OF "A-A-R-P NEW MEXICO"--REMINDS ALL RESIDENTS THAT PARTICIPATING IS VERY IMPORTANT...
(VELASQUEZ):
"THE CENSUS WILL INFLUENCE COMMUNITY-FUNDING AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATION FOR THE NEXT DECADE.
AND, SINCE NEW MEXICO'S TRADITIONALLY ONE OF THE MOST-UNDERCOUNTED STATES,
IT'S CRITICAL FOR EVERYONE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE INCLUDED. OVERALL, THE INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO HELP ALLOCATE MORE THAN
SEVEN-BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDS, EACH YEAR--FOR OUR OWN STATE, AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
THIS FUNDING GOES TO ALL KINDS OF PROGRAMS--INCLUDING SCHOOL-LUNCHES, BUSINESS-LOANS, ROAD-CONSTRUCTION, AND PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION--AMONG MANY OTHERS. THE INFORMATION ALSO DETERMINES WHERE HOSPITALS AND SCHOOLS ARE
BUILT--AND HOW OUR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS ARE FORMED."
(CLOSE):
VELASQUEZ ADDS THAT ALL NEW MEXICANS WHO
HAVEN'T YET COMPLETED THE CENSUS SHOULD DO SO NOW--BY VISITING "MY-2020-CENSUS"-DOT-GOV.
