House lawmakers tussled with one another and the top U.S. census official over the possible inclusion of a question on U.S. citizenship in the forthcoming decennial census in 2030 and drew criticism from the head of the Census Bureau over the need for such a question.

U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Thursday morning and was blitzed by Democrats and Republicans with debate over the need to include all U.S. residents in the census versus asking them about their immigration status to determine who is a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or illegal immigrant.