Washington, Dec. 17 -- Congressman Sean Casten issued the following press release:
U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) led 23 House Democrats in a letter to Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Acting Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) William Wiatrowski, criticizing President Trump's politically-motivated attacks on government statistics and urging BLS to protect the credibility, quality, and independence of U.S. economic data.
"We are concerned that recent developments, in addition to persistent data collection challenges and budgetary shortfalls, could affect access to information critical for understanding and responding to this Administration's failed economic policies," the lawmakers wrote. "BLS, an independ...