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Democrats grill Wilbur Ross on census citizenship question
"You are complicit in the Trump administration's intent to suppress the growing political power of the non-white population," Rep. Lacy Clay, D-Missouri, told Ross
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"You are complicit in the Trump administration's intent to suppress the growing political power of the non-white population," Rep. Lacy Clay, D-Missouri, told Ross
During a hearing on the 2020 census, Rep. Lacy Clay, D-Missouri, accused Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross of lying to Congress about the administration's efforts to add a citizenship question. Watch their exchange.
Democrats had argued that adding a citizenship question would discourage undocumented immigrants from responding
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A judge is questioning why U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross wants to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census
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