The Census Project Letter Supports Dr. Steven Dillingham
Time is running out on the lame duck session and, more importantly, on preparations for the
2020 Census. The Bureau needs a leader in place, trusted by the White House and accountable to
Congress, at this crucial juncture in the ramp up to America?s largest peacetime mobilization.
Census stakeholders acknowledge that decennial census data are central to American democracy,
affecting not only apportionment and redistricting, but also the distribution of approximately
$600 billion in federal funding across the nation every year, in addition to underpinning the
decision-making of American businesses. Read the full letter here.
