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July 18, 2018

Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Trump's Plans to Reorganize Federal Government
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On Capitol Hill, Senate committees are holding hearings today and
tomorrow on President Trump's proposal to reorganize the federal
government. Trump's plan includes merging the Labor Department with the
Education Department, privatizing the U.S. Postal Service and radically
transforming the Interior Department. In response to Trump's proposal,
the American Federation of Government Employees says, "There's little
reason to believe this reorganization plan is anything more than a
scheme to eliminate essential programs and public-service jobs, reward
or punish political appointees … and privatize government programs to
reward political donors."


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