Rep. Ro Khanna, alongside local labor unions, voiced strong opposition against the Trump administration's significant downsizing of the federal workforce, which has affected over 275,000 civil workers. This decision, according to Khanna, subverts democratic principles by instilling fear among employees to express their views publicly. A town hall meeting in Milpitas highlighted community concerns regarding the potential consequences for federal workers, with union representatives supporting Khanna's call for valuing and protecting civil service jobs as vital to democracy. Legal actions are underway in California to challenge these layoffs.
People who are choosing to engage in public service, who have dedicated their lives to public services, fear expressing a political point of view at a town hall because they think the government is going to retaliate against them, he said. That is the blatant subversion of the essence of American democracy.
We need to speak up, and have our community speak up and say we value federal workers, Khanna said. We value their contributions... We're going to be there for them.
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