The Trump administration, under heavy pressure from Congress, will withdraw plans
to end a U.S. Forest Service program that trains underprivileged youth,
spokespersons for the Agriculture and Labor departments told POLITICO. The Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers, a program within the Job
Corps, trains low-income young people to to become first responders to
natural disasters, to work on rural infrastructure projects, and to
maintain national forests. The administration’s reversal on its
shuttering the centers comes after significant pushback from lawmakers
of both parties — including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — and
also from the union that represents USDA Forest Service employees...MORE
You will notice my headline is different from the POLITICO article and I believe is a more accurate description of the situation. I've had personal experience with this program which I wrote about here.
Nice try Perdue.


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