Former federal employees from various organizations who were affected by the Trump administration’s mass firings share with @stephruhle on @11thhourmsnbc the significance of the work they did and their motivations for entering civil service.
If the Democratic Party had any damn sense, they’d be doing this day in and day out. You wouldn’t see a D congressperson appearing to make a comment or speech without a fired federal worker next to them. They’d be hammering on this point over and over.
But. You know.
Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA17) is making a major point of doing this. His office is taking calls and stories from Feds and facilitating media appearances like this one. (He’s also been publishing op-eds on a weekly basis advocating for our civil infrastructure and our Feds.) He’s not my rep, but I’ve been really impressed by his efforts to turn his media access towards our federal employees so that more of the public hears about the important work they do.
SoCal folks, if Khanna is your rep, give him a call and thank him!
amhrancas 