MEDIA ADVISORY: Tri-Caucus and House Leadership Press Conference on the Start of the 2020 Census and the Historical Undercount of Communities of Color

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, March 5, 2020 from 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM ET, exactly one week before the online Census form goes live, Members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), will hold a press conference on the 2020 Census and the impact of the historical undercount of communities of color in the decennial census. The results of the 2020 Census will inform the allocation of over $1 trillion in federal funding, countless policy and business decisions, and the apportionment of Congressional seats.

SPEAKERS:

• Speaker Nancy Pelosi
• Rep. Judy Chu, CAPAC Chair
• Rep. Karen Bass, CBC Chair
• Rep. Joaquin Castro, CHC Chair
• Rep. Steven Horsford, CBC 2020 Census Task Force
• Rep. Deb Haaland, Native American Caucus Co-Chair
• Rep. José Serrano, Census Caucus Co-Chair and Appropriations Commerce Justice and Science Subcommittee Chair
• Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Census Caucus Co-Chair
• Rep. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader
• Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, House Democratic Caucus Chairman
• Rep. Katherine Clark, House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair

WHEN: Thursday, March 5, 2020, 10:15-10:45 AM ET

WHERE: Radio-TV Gallery's Capitol Visitor Center studios in HVC 117 (HVC Studio A)

MEDIA RSVP: CAPAC.PressRSVP@mail.house.gov

LIVESTREAM: https://www.facebook.com/CAPAC