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I signed an open letter from economists supporting Fed independence & Gov. Lisa Cook. Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... |

Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Signature page for Open Letter of Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence
By filling out the form below, you are asking your signature to be added to this open letter.
docs.google.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...
August 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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UPDATE: Governor Cook has issued a statement.

“President Trump purported to fire me ‘for cause’ when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022.”
August 26, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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August 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Erika McEntarfer is a meticulous and dedicated economist. I worked with her and she is above reproach.
4. Former BLS commissioners @ericagroshen.bsky.social & William Beach, plus @pbschroeder.bsky.social, of Friends of BLS call on Congress to investigate Erika McEntarfer’s removal, to strongly urge McEntarfer’s continued service and "ensure that the nonpartisan integrity of the position is retained"
August 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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He fired her because her numbers were right.

Erika has had a distinguished public service career, serving with excellence and integrity. My many thanks to her.
REPORTER: Why did you fire the head of the bureau of labor statistics?

TRUMP: Because I thought her numbers were wrong
August 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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I was a colleague of Erika's at CEA and can't think of a smarter, more honest person to run BLS. Which is why the president fired her.

Fed govt data is going to be a lot harder to trust going forward.
Dr. Erika McEntarfer has devoted her career to public service. She has conducted herself as BLS Commissioner with great integrity. There is no evidence whatsoever that BLS data are politically biased.

#econsky
August 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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5. UPDATE:
UPDATE: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has terminated all three Census Bureau committees of outside advisers, according to emails shared with @npr.org...
- #2030Census Advisory Committee
- Census Scientific Advisory Committee
- National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations
JUST IN: The Census Bureau's #2030Census Advisory Committee has been terminated by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, Arturo Vargas, the committee's chair, confirms to @npr.org. I've reached out to the press offices of the bureau and the Commerce Department for comment...
March 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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BREAKING: @npr.org has confirmed U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, giving President Trump an early opportunity to nominate an appointee to lead the bureau during key preparations for the #2030Census
Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, making way for Trump's pick
Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, giving President Trump an early opportunity to nominate an appointee to lead the bureau during key preparations for the 2030 census.
www.npr.org
January 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
New Blog post from EPI:

How trends in American Indian and Alaska Native population growth impact employment data www.epi.org/blog/how-tre...
How trends in American Indian and Alaska Native population growth impact employment data
American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) is a broad and diverse Census-defined racial category that includes Indigenous populations with origins in North America and South (including Central) America....
www.epi.org
December 4, 2024 at 11:51 PM