Census Bureau: White House Didn’t Interfere in 2020 Census
The Census Bureau says the White House wasn’t involved with the 2020 census, after Republicans questioned whether President Joe Biden’s administration interfered with the results.
“The processing of 2020 Census responses and calculation of the apportionment results were completed within the U. S. Census Bureau and did not have any White House involvement. In fact, no one in the White House or Commerce Department saw the results until apportionment day,” the Census Bureau told The Epoch Times via email.
A group of House Republicans noted that in a number of instances, red states ended up with lower population counts than an estimate from last year pegged them as having. On the other hand, blue states saw their populations increase over the estimates.
GOP House Members Question Possible ‘Political Interference’ in Census
A group of House Republicans is questioning whether political interference contributed to what they describe as questionable results from the recently completed 2020 Census.
The lawmakers on April 30 pointed to the discrepancy between projections of census numbers last year and the final figures, and also that the Census Bureau referred them to the White House when questioned about the apportionment count.
“While Democrats falsely accused the Trump Administration of using the Census process for political gain, President [Joe] Biden has done just that,” the group wrote to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.