As federal workers adversely affected by the Trump administration's budget cuts sought assistance from congressional Republicans, they encountered a wall of indifference. Sabrina Valenti, a former budget analyst, expressed concern about the detrimental impact of the cuts on public services and health. Her efforts, along with the Fork Off Coalition, to engage with Republican lawmakers met with disregard and hostility. Meanwhile, the House passed Trump's expansive budget bill that could potentially deprive millions of crucial benefits through cuts to programs like Medicaid and SNAP.
Workers hit by the Trump administration's sweeping cuts of federal government jobs, programs and services turned to congressional Republicans for help. But Republicans don't want to talk about it.
As she worked with other fired federal workers in the Fork Off Coalition to reach members of Congress, the responses ranged from indifference and being ignored to outright hostility.
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