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Why the Supreme Court Is Ruling on the Census

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.3107.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Before the 2020 census begins in the United States, a case has been fast-tracked to the nation’s highest court about who is counted and why. It has become the biggest case in front of the Supreme Court this session. Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared ready to allow the Trump administration to add a question about citizenship status to the 2020 census. A decision is expected in June. Political maps based only on the citizen population could tilt in favor of Republicans.

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0:00.0

From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbarco. This is the day.

0:10.0

Today, ahead of the 2020 Census, a case has been fast-tracked to the highest court about

0:18.4

who we count and why. Adam Lipton, on the biggest case in front of the Supreme Court decision.

0:32.6

It's Monday, April 29th.

0:38.4

Thank you, Chairman Colberson, ranking members, Serrano, and members of the House Appropriation Subcommittee.

0:45.6

So on March 20th of 2018, thank you for this opportunity to discuss President Trump's fiscal year

0:53.3

2019 budget request for the U.S.

0:57.4

There is, as there is almost every day Congress's in session, an extremely routine and boring budget hearing.

1:03.8

Senator Ross, welcome. We're really honored to have you here today.

1:07.3

And today, they have the Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, comment testify.

1:11.6

I wanted to ask a question about the traditional census undercount of young children.

1:17.3

They ask them about the census, the Commerce Department's in charge of the census,

1:20.6

and they're preparing for the 2020 census.

1:22.8

Well, it relates to the overall issue of how do we encourage count?

1:28.6

You were here.

1:29.9

And at one point, a Democratic congressman asked a question about an addition to the 2020

1:35.7

census form sent to every household, which will ask everyone about whether they're citizens of the

1:41.4

United States.

1:44.0

Secretary Ross, I know from your testimony that you take the administration of the census very

1:50.5

seriously. And part of that duty is to administer it in an unpolitical, nonpartisan way. Is that correct?

1:57.2

Yes, sir.

1:58.2

Should political parties and campaign politics ever factor into what is as of every household in

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