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What a wonderful way to sort of streamline government and do what we haven\u2019t been able to do for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Mulvaney, the USDA move is part of a larger Trump administration strategy to move federal agencies outside Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Mulvaney was head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he attempted to move the agency to Cleveland, Ohio, but found that the law prohibited the relocation of the agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s how hard liberals work to make sure government lives forever,\u201d said Mulvaney, adding that a D.C. location causes federal agencies and their associated bureaucracy to swell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s really, really hard to drain the swamp, but we\u2019re working hard at it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mulvaney\u2019s statements lend credence to critics\u2019 arguments that Trump administration reorganization and relocation proposals are designed more to get rid of the federal workforce and close down parts of agencies, rather than improve those agencies\u2019 operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMick Mulvaney\u2019s comments confirm what our union has been saying all along: the administration\u2019s decision to transfer hundreds of USDA jobs from D.C. isn\u2019t about helping federal employees do their jobs better or delivering better services to the American taxpayer,\u201d said American Federation of Government Employees National President J. 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