Rep. Troy E. Nehls Sends Letter to Census Bureau Concerning Undercounting and Overcounting of States in 2022 Census. Greetings! I wanted to take a moment to share with you a recap on what happened this week in Texas' 22nd District and the United States House of Representatives. This Week in Washington Rep. Troy E. Nehls Sends Letter to Census Bureau Concerning Undercounting and Overcounting of States in 2022 Census. Today, I sent a letter to U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert L. Santos because it has come to my attention that the U.S. Census Bureau significantly undercounted the populations of six states, which primarily vote Republican, and overcounted the populations of eight states, which primarily vote Democrat. As a result, these blue states will now have more representation in Congress, more votes in the Electoral College, and receive more federal funds than they should. According to the 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey (PES), the U.S. Census Bureau significantly undercounted the populations of Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas, while it overcounted Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Utah, and Joe Biden’s home-state of Delaware. Specifically, the PES said the state of Texas was undercounted by almost 2%, which represents over half a million Texans. At the time of the 2020 census, Texas needed only 189,000 more people to gain another congressional seat. The numbers don’t lie. Texas was undercounted by 2%, which means we were cheated out of an additional seat in Congress. And four other Republican states were as well. This wasn’t a coincidence because things like this don’t just happen. The swamp in Washington has an agenda. They want Democrats in power and won’t let anything get in their way. We must get to the bottom of what happened. When Republicans take back the House majority, we will use our oversight authority to investigate the Census Bureau and determine how and why these significant errors happened to ensure this doesn’t happen again. This Week in TX-22 Doing Business with Fort Bend independent School District Wednesday, October 26 | 2:00pm-4:00pm CDT VIRTUAL: REGISTER | IN-PERSON: REGISTER LOCATION: FBISD Annex Building (3119 Sweetwater - Sugar Land, TX) The Fort Bend Independent School District's Small Business Enterprise Program (“SBEP”) provides increased business opportunities for locally certified small businesses to participate in contracting and procurement at the District. This event will concentrate on upcoming opportunities and the criteria for businesses interested in doing business with Fort Bend ISD. Casework Highlight: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Have you had difficulty contacting USCIS? Or, has an emergency come up and you need assistance expediting your case? My office can assist you with your application. You can review expedite criteria here. You can also see your case status here or check processing times here. USCIS has many services for constituents to get the information they need quickly. To review the services, please visit this website. If the above is not helpful, our office is happy to assist further or answer any questions you may have. We will need a privacy release form filled out by the main applicant. Petitioners should fill out the release form for I-140 and I-130 applications. Our release form can be found here. Please contact my district office at 346-762-6600 if you have any questions. Congressional App Challenge Available to TX-22 Students We are pleased to announce that the Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a competition designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding, will be hosting our annual coding competition this year. Students are encouraged to register online and submit their app by November 1st. For more information, you can visit the official Congressional App Challenge website or email questions directly to [email protected]. You can also visit our website or contact Bailee Higgins at [email protected]. We Want to Hear From You I always appreciate learning about the issues that are important to you. If you have a concern, please contact me HERE. Use this QR code to follow my Facebook and Twitter accounts and join my Newsletter for updates. It's an honor to represent you and the great state of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Recent Polling Shows that 65% of Americans say the economy is getting worse. Do you agree? Let me know below Yes Select No Select Sincerely, Troy E. Nehls Member of Congress ‌ By participating in the survey, you are opting into further communication from Rep. Nehls Rep. Nehls | 1104 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]