Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) is demanding answers and a probe into major errors by the U.S. Census Bureau that hurt Republicans.
The agency miscounted the population of a total of 14 states, costing Republicans several House seats while granting some Democrat states representation that they shouldn’t have. In an Oct. 21 letter obtained by The Epoch Times, Nehls questioned the agency over these errors.
Five predominantly GOP-led states—Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennesee, and Texas—were undercounted.
Arkansas saw the largest undercount of over 5 percent. Texas was undercounted by 1.92 percent, depriving the state of another congressional seat and electoral vote.
In Florida, voters are numerous enough that the state should have received two more congressional seats than it actually got….