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Senators Urge Commerce Department to Rescind Census Rule

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What happened

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A bipartisan group of 26 senators, including Gary Peters and Andy Kim, sent a letter to Commerce and Census Bureau officials urging the withdrawal of a proposed rule. The rule would exclude most noncitizens from the census population count used for determining congressional representation. The senators argued the proposal is unconstitutional and would compromise residents’ political representation and federal funding distribution.

From talkingpointsmemo.com

Why it matters

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The senators warned that the proposed rule would degrade the accuracy of all federal survey data, particularly for small and rural geographic areas. They stated that the changes could undermine the enforcement of civil and voting rights laws and compromise the distribution of federal funding.

From talkingpointsmemo.com

Who's involved

  • Gary PetersLed the bipartisan group of senators urging the Commerce Department to rescind the proposed rule.
  • Andy KimJoined the bipartisan group of senators urging the Commerce Department to rescind the proposed rule.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • MichiganSpeculative

    Might lose access to federal funding if the integrity of Census data is compromised.

Possible ripples

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