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U.S. census director says bureau is strengthening 'firewall' after Trump meddling

Biden officials are drafting new regulations to try to better protect the Census Bureau from any future political interference, newly sworn-in Census Bureau Director Robert Santos told NPR.
U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos began serving as the first Latino to head the federal government's largest statistical agency in January.
Updated February 21, 2022 at 11:28 AM ET

The Biden administration is drafting new regulations to try to better protect the Census Bureau from any future political interference from its parent agency, the Commerce Department, the bureau's director, Robert Santos, told NPR on Monday.

"I expect that there will be from deliberations with

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