Employees from two US Department of Agriculture research agencies stood and turned their backs to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in silent protest over relocation to Kansas City from Washington, D.C.
Perdue announced earlier Thursday morning that the Economic Research Service, which provides research and statistical analysis for lawmakers, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, which allocates federal research funding, will be relocated to Kansas City from Washington, D.C. -- the final announcement in a process that began last year.
The USDA also walked back its previously announced plan to reorganize the Economic Research Service under a political branch of the department, saying they will not move forward with this"after hearing feedback from stakeholders and members of Congress," according to Thursday's release.The agency will remain part of the research, education and economics mission of the department.
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