Chilled from participating in the enumeration. But that counting is now over and whatever chill ever existed has odd thawed. Appellees therefore pivot to possible future injuries but as of this morning career experts at the Census Bureau confirmed with me that they still dont know even roughly how many illegal aliens they will be able to identify, let alone how their number and geographic concentration may affect apportionment. And if they dont know, certainly the otheparties of the case do not david the court should therefore follow the course charted out by the District Court judge last week, vacate the judgment bel, allow the sectary to comply with the memorandum, and allow any effect on apportionnt to be litigated as it normally would be. Is no merits, there procedural problem with the memorandum. The directionmade in two sets of numbers to decide the numbers being the real fight is sstantive, over how much discretion a president has. Text, history, and president are all clear abou
Justice and the associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. All persons having business for the honorable Supreme Court of the United States are advised to give their attention for the court is now sitting. God save the United States and this honorable court. We will hear argument first this morning in case trump vs. New york. Mr. Chief justice and may it please the court, this case should be over. Thatistrict court held illegal aliens would be shielded from her dissipating in the enumeration. But that is now over, and whatever existed has thawed. They pivoted therefore to possible future injuries but as of this very morning, career experts at the Census Bureau confirmed with me that they still dont know even roughly how many illegal aliens they would be able to identify, let alone how their number and geographic concentration might affect the course of it. And if they dont know, certainly the other parties in this case do not. The court therefore should follow the co
Perilous time for the 2020 census. Troubling, there were reports indicating career officials at the Census Bureau warned the trump about significant problems that will delay the delivery of census data to late january or early february. After these reports became public, the director of the census, dr. Steven billingham, issued a Public Statement confirming problems were found, but provided no details. These developments were particularly troubling because they were not reported to our committee before we write about them in the press or before the census director made his Public Statement. Committee has jurisdiction, but nobody from the Trump Administration informed us about these problems or delays. For these reasons, the committee wrote a letter to the Census Bureau november 19. We asked for documents career officials prepared describing these data problems and the resulting delays. We also requested documents repaired for the department of commerce, including the commerce secretary
The committee stands in recess for five minutes. Recognizesow congressman raskin. You are now recognized, congressman raskin. We cant hear you yet. Rep. Raskin can you hear me now, madam chair . We can, thank you. Rep. Raskin is there any statistical benefit in requiring bureau to deliver apportionment data by the end of the year despite having to ssuspend Field Operations for three months . [indiscernible] statement. With that as far as risk of accuracy of counts is concerned, the shorter amount of time the bureau has to produce quality data, the higher the risk that something is going to go wrong. Rep. Raskin do you agree the couldion to rush the count affect the accuracy of the data assembled . Yes, sir. From a Data Processing standpoint, it does have risk. 150 days was to have of Data Processing. 90 days and now it is 77 days. It puts pressure on them to both identify anomalies and address hey identify. Es t rep. Raskin am i visible now . I am being told i was not on. You are now v
Recognized. Weant here yet. Can you hear me now madam chairman. Yes we can hear you. Thank you so much. Is there any statistical benefit in requiring the borough to deliver a portion of data by the end of the year despite having to suspend Field Operations for three months . Shouldnt the bureau have had more time than usual to finish less . Rk than i concu with that statement. As far as rks of accuracy accounts. The shorter amount of time the bureau has to produce quality data, the higher the risk that something is going to go wrong. Its been a fewre degree the decision to rush the council could affect the quality and the accuracy of the dataur sampled . Subpoena. [inaudible] yes or from the Data Processing standpoint it does the initial plan from the Census Bureau this is precovid was to have 50 days of Data Processing. That went down to about 90 days. Now ten to 77 days. It does put more pressure on them to both be able to identify anomalies improperly be able to address those anomal