Delegate Kathy Tran’s Response to Musk/Trump Firings of Federal Workforce and Governor Youngkin’s Support for These Cuts

February 26, 2025

The mass firing of thousands of federal workers by the Musk/Trump Administration is wrong and deeply damaging to families and communities throughout Virginia.

Virginia is home to nearly 145,000 federal workers in addition to countless federal contractors and grantees. As a former civil servant at the US Department of Labor, I know firsthand the dedication, expertise, and professionalism with which our federal workers serve our nation and embody the values of public service.

Constituents have reached out to me to share their concerns, from how they will be able to put food on the table to paying their rent or mortgage to caring for their families. We also know that the decimation of the federal workforce will affect the availability of a range of government services upon which Virginians depend. The impacts on the people of Virginia and to our communities are real and severe.

I am deeply concerned by Governor Youngkin’s support for these cuts and his cavalier dismissal of how this serious situation is affecting Virginians.

We need to stand up for Virginia’s hardworking public servants.

The Virginia House of Delegates Emergency Committee on Federal Workforce and Funding Reductions has begun its work. I look forward to its legislative and budgetary recommendations and am committed to doing everything we can to provide relief to impacted Virginians and our communities.