The CDFI Fund firings are a clear warning. GOP Senators fought to protect this bipartisan-backed agency that helps rural economies. The administration fired the staff anyway. The lesson: No institution is safe from the agenda to consolidate control. The political purge is prioritizing loyalty over everything.

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Pressing Sen. Tim Sheehy, Kaitlan Collins exposes Trump’s policies hurting Montana jobs and community funds during the shutdown. Amid accusations and deflections, Collins reveals the true cost of cutting the CDFI Fund and energy projects. Sheehy struggles to defend local impacts. Read the full breakdown by Kaitlan Collins. #KaitlanCollins #TimSheehy #governmentshutdown #Trumpadministration #Montana #CDFIFund #immigration #DepartmentofEnergy #CNNinterview https://www.alternet.org/sheehy-trump-gop/
'They just yanked $1 billion': Reporter stumps GOP sen with rundown of how Trump hurts his state

CNN host Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday cornered Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) with specific examples of how President Donald Trump’s policies are hurting his home state — and appeared to stump the Republican senator on several occasions.Asked about the ongoing partial government shutdown, Sheehy gave a length...

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In addition to #USAGM, #Trump's order also targeted the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service [#FMCS], the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars [#WilsonCenter], the Institute of #Museum & #Library Services [#IMLS], the US Interagency Council on #Homelessness [#USICH], the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund [#CDFIfund], & the Minority Business Development Agency [#MBDA] for cuts.

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