Derek Schmidt Says Washington Made Decisions That 'Don't Make a Lot of Sense Out in the Countryside.' He Was One of the People in Washington.
Kansas lost more than 500 USDA employees — about 32% of its workforce, the biggest drop in the region. Schmidt called DOGE's approach 'maturing,' voted to lock in $9.4 billion of its cuts, and is now cosponsoring a bill to stop the offices from closing.