Top Senate Democrats are demanding the Trump administration reveal whether its federal hiring freeze has impacted national security operations, Axios has learned.
Why it matters:Democrats on Capitol Hill are still trying to wrap their arms around the extent of President Trump’s cuts into federal agencies in the opening weeks of his second term.
- A trio of Senate Democrats wants to know whether the Treasury Department has frozen hiring or eliminated positions in its Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, according to a letter obtained by Axios.
- Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), the top Democrats on the banking and intelligence committees, signed onto the letter. So did Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), the top Democrat on a national security subcommittee.
- Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence tracks terrorist financing and is responsible for enforcing a wide range of government sanctions.
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