Panel calls for House to hold Trump officials in contempt over Census
Posted on AllSides June 25th, 2019
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A U.S. House panel on Tuesday moved to hold two top Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for defying lawmakers investigating whether the administration was seeking to discriminate against certain groups by adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
In a report, the Democratic-controlled House Oversight and Reform Committee called on the full U.S. House of Representatives take up the contempt issue to force U.S. Attorney General William Barr and U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to comply with congressional subpoenas.
The move puts the issue before House Speaker...
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