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August 5, 2020

Former Census Bureau Directors Blast Trump Admin's Early End to Collection Effort
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Four former directors of the Census Bureau are criticizing the Trump
administration over its plans to wrap up collection efforts for the 2020
census a month earlier than planned. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
slammed the Trump administration's decision as a blatant assault on
democracy. Hoyer said, "In seeking intentionally to undercount the poor,
minorities and immigrant communities, he is hoping to skew the upcoming
redistricting process and transfer funding and resources away from
communities that need it most." As of Monday nearly 4 in 10 households
have not completed census surveys.


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