Wyden Blasts Trump for Firing BLS Commissioner
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement blasting Donald Trump for ordering the firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
“This is the act of somebody who is soft, weak and afraid to own up to the reality of the damage his chaos is inflicting on our economy. Bottom line, Trump wants to cook the books. Trump can’t get through a single day without making some catastrophic decision that undermines confidence in the U.S. economy, and although the Bureau of Labor Statistics might sound obscure to people outside Washington, Trump’s interference with jobs data is a nightmare scenario that will do long-lasting harm. It’s long past time for Senate Republicans to find the courage to stand up to this dictatorial behavior, and there is no way the Senate can accept some Trump lackey as the head of BLS.”
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