WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Representative James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) led a 21-member letter to Peace Corps Acting Director Richard Swarttz requesting detailed information about the agency's ongoing plans to reduce staff and reorganize its structure.
The lawmakers warned that pairing an "ambitious plan to increase the number of volunteers to 8,000 per year by 2030" with "significant staff reductions at Headquarters and overseas posts" raises "serious concerns about whether the Peace Corps can meet its statutory responsibilities and safeguard Volunteers in the field."
In addition to Walkinshaw and Kaine, U.S. Senators Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Tamm...