U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley suggests it’s too soon to know how farmers might be impacted by firings at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield it’s not clear how many federal workers are affected.
“But if services aren’t going to be delivered the way they should be and the way they have been, then I expect those positions to be filled.”
He says some federal employees could take a buyout during the administration’s 90-day review period.
“That’s different than people that are just fired. And all I can say is Congress is going to have a responsibility in our congressional oversight to review whether services are being cut too much as a result of it.”
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and National Animal Health Laboratory Network were among the federal offices impacted by the layoffs.
