[2020 Census]
Rep. Jamie Raskin: “This Administration’s unceasing attacks on the Census are disgraceful, and I am profoundly disappointed in the Court’s decision to allow the Bureau to cut the count short.”
Photo: YouTube
Census Bureau
Democrats Respond to Trump’s Supreme Court Census Victory
Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration To End Census Early
[2020 Census]
NPR: “The high court’s ruling, following an emergency request the Justice Department made last week, is the latest turn in a roller coaster of a legal fight over the timeline for the count.”
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COVID-19: Insurer Practices Limit Access to Critical Mental Health Care
[Rep. Kennedy\Health]
Rep Kennedy: “Sadly, insurance companies are exacerbating the mental health impact of the pandemic by making it needlessly difficult for patients to access antidepressants, antipsychotics, and other medications.”
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Congressional Democrats Call for Census Deadline Extension
[2020 Census]
Rep. Maloney: “This should not be a partisan issue. If Republican Senators want the people in their states to get the federal funds they are due—for healthcare, education, and a host of other programs—they should make sure they are fully counted.
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National Urban League Sues to Stop Trump’s Rushed Census Timeline
[2020 Census\National Urban League]
Morial: The American people are about to be cheated out of a fair and accurate Census count…We will not accept a count that has been manipulated to deprive communities of color of their rightful share of resources and political representation.”
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Lawyers Group Condemns Trump’s Plan to Shorten Census Outreach
[2020 Census\Trump]
Kristen Clarke: “In no uncertain terms, we condemn any attempt by the Trump administration to make 11th-hour changes to policies that Census experts deem necessary for ensuring a complete and accurate Census count.”
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Black Lives Matter Movement Driving Customers to Black Businesses
[Black Business]
Of the 5.7 million US firms with paid employees, about 124,000 — or a little more than 2% — were Black-owned in 2017, according to a Brookings Institution analysis of the Census Bureau’s most recent survey of US businesses.
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NAACP JOINS FORCES WITH TELEVISION BROADCASTERS TO PROMOTE 2020 CENSUS
[NAACP\2020 Census]
Joining forces with WeTV, CBS, and a host of notable influencers to push out PSAs that highlight the importance of the Census, the NAACP is taking a robust approach to reach audiences that have historically been overlooked and undercounted.
Photo: YouTube
NEW YORK’S DIGITAL DIVIDE MAY HELP TRUMP UNDERCOUNT IN U.S. CENSUS
[New York City’s Digital Divide]
NYC Comptroller Stringer: “We can’t allow the digital divide to contribute to the President’s heinous efforts to undercount communities of color and compromise the Census.”
Photo: Susan Watts, Comptroller’s office
