Judy Woodruff:

But first: The U.S. census is generally considered more technical than controversial, but, in recent months, the once-a-decade population count has been the subject of political debate.

There has been no move to replace director, John Thompson, since his surprise resignation last spring. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recently asked Congress for additional funding to keep the agency from collapsing.

Hari Sreenivasan spoke with former Census Director Kenneth Prewitt to discuss what a crippled census in 2020 could mean for our democracy.

But he began with a quick look at how the census affects us all.