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U.S. Sen. Peter Welch warns Senate Appropriations of deep federal cuts, widespread layoffs and risk to Medicaid
Summary
U.S. Sen. Peter Welch told the Vermont Senate Appropriations Committee that recent federal personnel cuts, a partisan continuing resolution and plans to finance large tax cuts risk severe reductions to Medicaid, rural hospitals and food and agricultural programs serving Vermont.
U.S. Sen. Peter Welch told the Vermont Senate Appropriations Committee on March 20 that federal actions this year are producing “an immense amount of uncertainty” for state residents and programs.
Welch, back in Vermont from Washington, D.C., described widespread federal personnel cuts that he said have affected agencies delivering food, agricultural and vaccination programs. "A lot of these emails will say because of your bad performance," he said, "but you can see by people who literally in that same week got a very positive performance." He called the process "wholesale destruction" and said it appeared designed to show a head count of layoffs…
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