WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Trump nominated Dr. E.J. Antoni as the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The nomination of an economist from the right-wing billionaire funded Heritage Foundation comes after Trump fired former Commissioner Erika McEntarfer for doing her job and accurately reporting key economic data relied on by the public and private sectors. Groundwork Collaborative’s Chief of Policy and Advocacy Alex Jacquez, who recently sounded the alarm on this issue, reacted with the following statement:
“President Trump’s disastrous economic policies are dragging the economy down, but rather than heeding the warning signs, Trump has nominated a sycophant to tell him exactly what he wants to hear. Make no mistake: This selection is a clear assault on independent analysis that will have far-reaching implications for the reliability of U.S. economic data. The Senate should reject this ludicrous nomination outright on a bipartisan basis.”
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