
The firings last week were utterly callous and dangerous.
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The firings last week were utterly callous and dangerous.

Make no mistake — Trump is looking to fire probationary employees because it is easy, not because it is good for veterans or cost-effective.

not because their work isn't desperately needed, but because Trump and Elon have decided to fire these researchers on a whim.

I think what President Trump is trying to do is be humane in the process of allowing them to make plans to find other employment.

Seasonal firefighters are essential to the public safety of those who live in fire-prone areas, and I am alarmed that federal firefighters are not party to this exemption.

I told Linda, 'Linda, I hope you do a great job and put yourself out of a job.'

[A]s of April 2023, states and towns struggled to fill over 833,000 open positions for the employees who actually do this work.

To me that is a step backward, and that is where, as a former small employer, before I came to Congress.

If we can get our guys and gals behind the wheel and actively employed it to be fantastic.

If you want to restore hope, you've got to restore the family, restore capitalism and put Americans back at work together as one American family.

Jobs that are going away are primarily going away because of automation.

Trade allows our people to work, our businesses to thrive, and our goods and services to compete on a global scale.

U.S. exports support more than 11 million American jobs, which, on average, pay up to 18 percent more than jobs in other industries.

In 2014, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board launched a 'Vulnerable Workers Project.'