'Camp Democracy' brings children of fired federal workers to Capitol Hill

Workforce Reduction & Impact - The Trump administration's workforce overhaul resulted in job losses for thousands of federal employees [1] - Affected workers organized "camp democracy" in Washington D C to protest firings and educate lawmakers on the consequences of budget cuts [1] - Public service is viewed as a calling, and layoffs impact real people and important issues [3] - Cuts in global health affect the ability to save mothers and babies, impacting those without a voice [4] Individual Perspective - Kathleen Borgetta, formerly of the USAD Global Health Bureau, emphasized the importance of lawmakers seeing the human impact of mass layoffs [2] - Borgetta brought her baby to highlight the impact of global health cuts on those both in the US and worldwide [4]