In this article in the Chronicle, Associated Press reporter Jesse Washington claims that "The economic meltdown and Bush administration budget cuts have slowed funding for the census." (emphasis added).  After doing some research, I sent the following letter to the Chronicle:

In the article "Immigration among challenges census is facing" (Tuesday, 3/17), reporter Jesse Washington of the Associated Press claims that "[t]he economic meltdown and Bush administration budget cuts have slowed funding for the census."  However, according to information available on the website for the US Department of Commerce, funding for the Bureau of the Census increased from $745 million in fiscal year 2005 to 2.3 billion appropriated for 2009 — an increase of over 300%.  Only in government would a 300% increase be considered a "budget cut".

Sincerely,
Dave Smith