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Witnesses say federal hiring cuts and understaffed labs undermined outbreak response; call for rehiring and funding
Summary
Industry witnesses and several committee members told the House subcommittee that recent federal hiring cuts and pauses hampered laboratory testing, surveillance and producer assistance during the ongoing animal-disease outbreak.
Members and witnesses told the subcommittee that recent federal personnel actions and hiring freezes impeded the nation’s ability to respond to animal-disease outbreaks. Ranking Member Costa and several members criticized large-scale probationary-term firings and urged rehiring of specialists.
Why it matters: Witnesses said lab technicians, USDA loan officers and animal-health staff are essential to testing, surveillance and…
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