They quit government to protest Trump. Now they are running for Congress to stop him.
CAPE MAY, New Jersey, Dec 18 (Reuters) – It was Megan O’Rourke’s dream job. As a top climate scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, she oversaw grants for research projects aimed at making food production healthier and more sustainable.
But when President Donald Trump’s administration began targeting funding programs associated with climate change, O’Rourke decided she could no longer work for the government and remain true to her moral compass – or the oath she swore to serve the country, not just the president.