Rep. Meng Slams Republicans Failure to Provide Flexibility for Census
July 29, 2020
July 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following statement:
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) issued the following statement after NPR reported that the Senate Republicans' coronavirus relief package did not provide a time extension for the Census Bureau to count all individuals, especially in hard-to-count areas.
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"I've said it before and I'll say it again, the decennial census is a once-in-a-decade chance to count ALL individua . . .
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) issued the following statement after NPR reported that the Senate Republicans' coronavirus relief package did not provide a time extension for the Census Bureau to count all individuals, especially in hard-to-count areas.
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"I've said it before and I'll say it again, the decennial census is a once-in-a-decade chance to count ALL individua . . .