Your Government Hard at Work

Starting January 24, the USDA says 9,700 employees will be working to keep FSA offices open during normal business hours.   Among other things, the returning FSA employees will assist farmers and ranchers harmed by retaliatory tariffs imposed by other countries in response to the Republican tax increases on imported steel and aluminum. 

For the first two full weeks January 28 – February 1 and February 4 – 8, FSA offices will be open Mondays through Fridays.  In subsequent weeks, offices will be open three days a week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, if needed to provide the additional administrative services.   

The announcement is welcome news for hard-working ranchers, farmers and growers suffering financially from republican trade policies and plunging commodity prices.
Sidelined federal employees will not be paid for the duration of the Republican shutdown.  Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a statement that President Trump has already signed legislation that guarantees employees will receive all back pay missed during the lapse in funding.



What a cluster.....