Congressman Subramanyam Releases Statement on Senseless RIFs by Trump Administration

October 10, 2025 Press Release Washington, D.C. –  Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released a statement speaking out against Russ Vought and the Trump Administration’s announcement of impending RIFs amidst Republican government shutdown. “Republicans say they care about federal workers, contractors, and veterans, yet now they want to fire them and use the shutdown they caused as an excuse to do it," Congressman Subramanyam said . “They say it's to save money and pay down the debt, and yet they spend trillions on tax cuts for the wealthiest corporations and billions on handouts to Argentina. Not only is this unnecessary during a shutdown, but it is illegal, and I will exhaust every legislative and legal means necessary to prevent this administration from breaking the law and continuing its war on federal workers and contractors.” ### Issues : Congress