Schiff joins calls to preserve Bakersfield USDA offices

Schiff joins calls to preserve Bakersfield USDA offices

U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff joined seven California Democratic members of Congress Wednesday in urging senior Trump administration officials to save nine U.S. Department of Agriculture offices in the state, including the one on California Avenue in Bakersfield.

California lawmakers urge USDA to rescind plan to close nine agency offices

A coalition of California lawmakers is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reverse its decision to close nine agency offices in the state as part of the Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to cut costs.

Schiff, Valley reps push USDA to keep offices open in Bakersfield, Merced

Central Valley representatives are teaming up with Sen. Adam Schiff to keep U.S. Department of Agriculture offices open in Bakersfield and Madera, among other locations.  Schiff and Representatives Jim Costa (D–Fresno), Adam Gray (D–Merced) and Salud Carbajal (D–Santa Barbara) led a letter to the USDA and the Department of Government Efficiency to reverse their plans to close nine California USDA offices.  The backstory: The Department of Govern…