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Gary Peters: “I would argue that part of the problem was the fact that the Republican Congress in place from 2012 to 2016…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2022
I would argue that part of the problem was the fact that the Republican Congress in place from 2012 to 2016 under-invested in the Census.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters blames the Republican Congress for underfunding the Census, impacting its accuracy.

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