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
Years. Welcoming everyone together as americans. Good morning, everyone. Its sunday, november 8th. Im jovina fordson. We wake up to a message of healing as they look to build their vision for the next four years. Everyone will be watching, speaking from wilmington, delaware, last night. President elect biden laid out his hopes for his presidency, he was introduced by the woman whose story you know well here, Vice President elect Kamala Harris, daughter of indian jamaican immigrants, the highest ranking woman in the nations 244year history. As you wake up, here are some pages, front pages of sunday morning papers, from around the country. Were starting here at home, in San Francisco, we have the San Francisco chronicle saying biden wins. Subtext notes the victory for bay area native senator Kamala Harris saying harris to backgroundbreaking vp. The Washington Post reads biden defeats trump. Gives a nod to the Vice President elect saying with haar rilg harris he rebls the blue wall. It wa
Like america. The battle to restore decency, defend democracy and give everybody in this country a fair shot. Democracy is not a state. It is an act. It takes sacrifice, but there is joy in it and there is progress, because we, the people, have the power to build a better future. A vision of unity as president elect joe biden and his running mate coined the daughter of oakland, v. P. Elect Kamala Harris echoing the words of the late john lewis, laying out their vision for the next four years, welcoming everyone together as americans. Good morning. Its sunday, november 8th. Im jovina fordson. I know all of you all in the bay area heard those celebrations way into the night. We are waking up to history made here and that message of healing from joe biden and california senator Kamala Harris. Speaking from will manageton delaware, last night president elect biden laid out his hopes for his presidency, introduced by the woman whose story you all know very well here. Vice president elect Ka