First, this will hurt the families losing their jobs. Then it will hurt agricultural communities and rural America. Then, it will hurt all of us.
Hundreds of USDA employees to be removed from their jobs in September washingtonpost.com/science/2019/0…
The Agriculture Department’s Economic Research Service helps farmers understand market conditions so they can make planting decisions. But sometimes this means flagging inconvenient truths, like the impact of climate change or Trump’s trade war. So Trump is smashing the agency.
One of the very best things our government has done, for more than 150 years, is help farmers plan. The Ag Dpt’s Division of Statistics—now the ERS—started in 1863. Now, in 2019, two thirds of the department are getting termination notices. washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump…
How do you smash a vital, independent federal agency without permission from Congress? You announce in June that it will be moving to the “Kansas City region” and that employees who don’t commit to relocate their families in 30 days will lose their jobs. washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump…
And by the way—you don’t specify whether it’ll be in Kansas City, Kansas or in Kansas City, Missouri. Good luck finding places to live and schools for your kids, employees!
The president’s chief of staff thinks the whole thing is hilarious and wonderful.
The USDA Inspector General says this is probably illegal. The General Counsel says no, it’s fine, smash it to bits.
Congress must act. This is an unfolding tragedy and scandal. Call Congress and make sure that investigating this stays on the front burner. 202-224-3121.
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