Connecticut officials are glad that the Trump administration abandoned efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census, but they’re concerned that an accurate headcount is still in jeopardy.
Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, chair of the state’s Census Committee, says the focus now is on getting the word out.
“We continue to be concerned about the damage that has been caused by the controversy about whether to include the citizenship question or not. So our complete count committee will continue to work really hard to make sure that we get the message out that the question won’t be on the census, and why it’s important for everyone to fill it out.”
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor last week on a lawsuit joined by State Attorney General William Tong against the Trump administration’s citizenship question.
Trump backed down, but Connecticut could lose $2,200 in federal funding for each person undercounted.
And the number of its seats in the U.S. House of Representatives is also at stake.
