New York House Democrats sent a letter Friday to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross asking the department to extend the time for filling out the 2020 census because of the growing coronavirus health emergency.
“We write you today to impress upon you the necessity of extending the enumeration period for the 2020 Census due to the social disruption caused by COVID-19,” the Members wrote. “As states and local jurisdictions continue to dedicate resources to expanding their capacity to respond to this outbreak, there will be diminishing state capacity to administer the Census coupled with pragmatic challenges caused by the outbreak itself.”
