Washington, Oct. 23 -- Congresswoman Andrea Salinas issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture, issued the following statement in response to a federal court order temporarily blocking portions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) proposed reorganization.
Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria extended an order temporarily halting reorganization activities at several USDA agencies while the court considers a lawsuit brought by a coalition of federal employee unions. The judge indicated that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their argument that the reor...