Podcast: Census Bureau advisers are feeling like they don’t count

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has disbanded three Census Bureau external advisory groups. Gone are the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, the National Advisory Committee on Race, Ethnic, and Other Populations and the 2030 Census Advisory Committee. The community surrounding the Census Bureau is concerned. Mary Jo Mitchell, the director of government affairs at the Population Association of America, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss what this all means.

Click here to listen to the audio or read the transcript.

Podcast: Census Bureau advisers are feeling like they don’t count

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has disbanded three Census Bureau external advisory groups. Gone are the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, the National Advisory Committee on Race, Ethnic, and Other Populations and the 2030 Census Advisory Committee. The community surrounding the Census Bureau is concerned. Mary Jo Mitchell, the director of government affairs at the Population Association of America, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss what this all means.

Click here to listen to the audio or read the transcript.

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