02/21/2025

Agriculture Department Tries to Rehire Fired Workers Tied to Bird Flu Response

One Republican urged more care be practiced before terminating staff

The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers who were involved in the government's response to the ongoing bird flu outbreak that has devastated egg and poultry farms over the past three years.

The workers were among the thousands of federal employees eliminated on the recommendations of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, which is working to carry out Trump's promise to streamline and reshape the federal government.

Republican Rep. Don Bacon said the administration should be more careful in how it carries out the cuts.

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