But first, Brandon and Leah discuss the census: whom it counts, why it matters. Not only does the census decide the number of congressional seats that states receive -- it also allocates There's a number that jumps out at me. Not only does the census decide the number of congressional seats that states receive -- it also allocates $1.5 trillion in federal spending . There's a reason why being counted matters. Yet historically, these groups have been deemed "hard to count" by the Census Bureau and have reported lower-than-average responses.

Source: CNN October 11, 2020 13:38 UTC