Mitch McConnell and other Republicans aren't thrilled to see cuts to a federal job corps program hitting their own constituents.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republican lawmakers are breaking with the White House on its plan to make cuts to a conservation job training program and lay off more than 1,000 federal workers.
“These centers not only help support these underserved youth and young adults with invaluable job training, but they also provide essential capacity for the U.S. Forest Service to fulfill its mission and provide economic opportunities in rural areas,” the group wrote. Students enrolled in CCC programs are trained in wildland firefighting, forestry and disaster recovery, and often work on public lands in the wake of disasters. Each year federal employees at the centers train nearly 4,000 young adults, most of them from low-income backgrounds. The program has been around since 1964.
“These centers are disproportionately located in conservative-leaning districts and states,” Erwin said in a statement to HuffPost. “No member of Congress, regardless of political affiliation, wants to see small towns in their districts and states decimated by the closure of a federal facility.”
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