Carbajal Statement on Trump Administration Reversing USDA Office Closures in CaliforniaLast month, Representative Carbajal co-led Senator Schiff’s letter to the Trump Administration urging them to reverse their plan to close USDA offices in California
Washington,
June 3, 2025
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Agriculture
U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it is backing down from its plans to close several California-based U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offices. The announcement comes on the heels of Senator Adam Schiff’s (D-CA) letter, which was co-led by Carbajal, to the Administration urging them to reverse their plan to close the offices. “Today’s announcement is a big victory for California’s agricultural industry, which would have faced needless hardship under the Administration’s reckless plan,” said Rep. Carbajal. “I thank Senator Schiff for leading this fight to protect our state’s critical USDA resources. While today proved that advocacy is still a powerful tool, we must continue to push back against this Administration’s most extreme policies.” According to USDA, eight of the nine California USDA offices previously slated for termination by the Trump Administration will no longer be closed. Those eight offices are located in Bakersfield, Blythe, Los Angeles, Madera, Oxnard, Salinas, Woodland, and Yreka. The Mt. Shasta office and newly added Brea office have not been removed from the list of terminations. Carbajal will continue to work with Schiff and the California congressional delegation to ensure that the remaining offices can operate without interruption. Last month, Carbajal led a letter to Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian of the General Services Administration over the planned illegal closures of crucial facilities across the Central Coast. The planned closures would impact the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the United States Forest Service (USFS) facilities in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. |
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