When asked if the Census Advisory Committee might follow the path of the reconstituted scientific panel, Arturo Vargas, its former chairman, said in an email, “We are still discussing options and determining how best to use the scant resources to have the most impact, and exploring how another independent advisory committee is valued added.”
Census Bureau advisory committee axed by Trump administration independently resurrected by experts
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Its chair, Arturo Vargas, said in an interview that he was “dumbfounded” by the decision to eliminate the committees.
U.S. Census Bureau under Donald Trump cuts loose expert advisors who work for free
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