#UselessSusanCollins not so useless! #Protests and #PublicOutcry works!

#UniversityOfMaine’s #USDA funding restored

by WABI News Desk
Published: Mar. 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM EDT

Maine (WABI) - "Senator #SusanCollins announced Wednesday that the University of Maine’s funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been restored.

"On Monday the University received notice that funding from the USDA was paused.

"According to UMS, the notice stated the pause was temporary while the USDA evaluated potential follow-up actions related to prospective Title VI (6) or Title IX (9) violations.

"Collins released at statement saying:

'This USDA funding is critically important not only to the University of Maine, but to our farmers and loggers, as well as to the many people who work in #Maine’s #agriculture, #aquaculture, and #forestry industries. Now that funding has been restored, the work that the University does in partnership with the many people and communities who depend on these programs can continue.'"

https://www.wabi.tv/2025/03/13/university-maines-usda-funding-restored/
#ResistDOGE #MaineResists #MaineResistance #District13

Public outcry helps.
Lawsuits help too.

"Following a loud #PublicOutcry about job cuts at the #NationalParkService — and a relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts across the country — it looks like the Trump administration has reconsidered.

A plan to eliminate thousands of seasonal workers at the beloved federal agency appears to have been reversed."

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-02-20/trump-administration-backtracks-eliminating-thousands-national-parks-employees

But 1000 employees fired on Valentine's Day have not been reinstated.