U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (left) has introduced a bill in Congress that would deny census taker positions to anyone facing criminal charges or with a criminal conviction on their record. Background checks are sufficient to ensure that people with violent or dangerous histories aren't hired for these jobs, and Chaffetz' bill restricts too many people from these important temporary jobs in a difficult economy.

Millions of Americans have built new lives and left convictions years in the past, but Chaffetz wants to keep punishing them by denying them access to important federal jobs. Send him a letter today urging him to change his position on this bill.