During his remarks, Hunt contended that census officials made critical mistakes that disadvantaged conservative-leaning states while benefiting those that typically support Democratic candidates.
"In 2020, the Bureau undercounted in primarily deep red states such as Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas, all red, while overcounting in radical left blue states like Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island," Hunt said.
He added: "This egregious error led to many states being denied proper representation in Congress and the Electoral College."
The congressman methodically counted off what he believed were the consequences for his party's representation.
"So much so that these errors cost Republicans not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, but six seats in the House," Hunt stated.
He went further, asserting that counting non-citizens in population totals has compounded the issue.
"In addition to the 2020 miscounting, illegal immigrants in the census has improperly granted radical left blue states 12 additional seats in the United States House of Representatives. That's a total of 18 seats gained. That is a huge problem, and those are the facts," Hunt concluded.
The legislation Hunt discussed would establish citizenship verification for voter registration and photo identification requirements for federal contests.
Rep. Roy initially advanced similar provisions last spring, though the Senate took no action.
Now, the current bill's path forward remains uncertain, requiring bipartisan cooperation to clear procedural hurdles in the Senate.
