The Association of Public Data Users (APDU) regularly writes or signs onto letters to Members of Congress or other decision-makers to advocate for federal statistical agencies’ budget, program, or administrative needs. Below is a collection of recent letters in which APDU has participated, organized by entity and listed from most recent to oldest.
Coronavirus
July 2020 Letter to White House to Maintain Integrity of COVID-19 Data
April 2020 Letter on Data Priorities in COVID-19 Response
Bureau of Economic Analysis
April 2023 Letter to Appropriations Committees on BEA FY24 Funding
November 2020 Letter to Appropriations Committees on BEA FY21 Funding
April 2020 Letter to Appropriations Committee on BEA FY21 Funding
April 2019 Letter to House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee on FY20 BEA Funding
September 2018 Letter to House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee on FY19 BEA Funding
May 2018 Letter to Appropriations Committee on BEA FY19 Funding
August 2017 Letter to Appropriations Committees on BEA FY18 Funding
July 2017 Letter to Appropriations Committees on BEA FY18 Funding
Bureau of Justice Statistics
April 2022 Letter to Appropriations Committee on NIJ and BJS FY23 Funding
Bureau of Labor Statistics
July 2021 Letter to Senate in Support of FY22 Funding
August 2017 Letter to Secretary of Labor in Support of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
March 2017 Letter to Secretary of Education in Support of Education Data Programs
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2017 Letter to Secretary of Transportation in Support of BTS
June 2021 Letter to House Appropriations Committee in Support of FY22 Funding
Census Bureau
April 2023 Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees in Support of FY24 Funding
September 2022 Letter to Appropriations Subcommittees in Support of FY23 Census Funding
May 2022 Letter to Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of FY 23 BEA Funding
May 2022 Letter to Appropriations Committees in Support of FY23 CJS Funding
April 2022 Letter to Appropriations Committee in support of Census Bureau FY 23 Funding
December 2021 Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees in Support of FY22 Anomaly
November 2021 Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees in Support of FY22 Funding
June 2021 Letter in Support of the Bipartisan 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act
July 2021 Letter in Support of Nomination of Robert Santos for Director
April 2021 Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees in Support of FY22 Funding
April 2019 Letter to Senate and House CJS Appropriations Subcommittees on FY20 Census Funding
December 2018 Letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in Support of Census Data Confidentiality
November 2018 Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees in Support of FY19 Census Funding
June 2018 Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee in Support of FY19 Census Funding
April 2018 Letter to House Oversight Committee on Census Citizenship Question
April 2018 Letter to Senate Homeland Security Committee on Census Citizenship Question
November 2017 Letter to Appropriations Committees in Support of FY18 Census Funding
November 2017 Letter to Appropriations Committees in Support of FY18 Census Funding
September 2017 Letter to Congress in Support of Fair And Accurate 2020 Census
June 2017 Letter to President Trump on Nomination of New Director to Census Bureau
Economic Research Service
Federal Statistical System
March 2020 Letter to Appropriates Committees on Federal Statistical System Support
March 2017 Letter to Appropriates Committees on Federal Statistical System Support
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
March 2023 Letter in Support of FY24 NCHS Funding
November 2022 Letter in Support of NCHS During CDC Reorganization
September 2022 Letter in Support of FY 23 NCHS Funding
March 2021 Letter in Support of FY22 NCHS Funding
April 2020 Letter in Support of FY21 NCHS Funding
Spring 2018 Letter in Support of FY20 NCHS Funding
Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics (PRIS)
May 2018 Letter in Support of PRIS to Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló
Individual Support
January 2018 Letter in Support of Andreas Georgiou
Legislation
December 2017 Letter in Support of “PROSPER Act”
November 2017 Letter in Support of “Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act”