Yesterday evening, President Trump abruptly fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, leaving our nation, our Congress and the thousands of librarians across our country reeling. Dr. Hayden is a trailblazing leader and consummate professional. As our 14th Librarian of Congress, she has led the Library of Congress with wisdom, integrity and extraordinary competence.
The Library of Congress is an icon of our nation's culture and history. It serves all of our congressional leaders and their staff to research all matters of import to our nation.
Our country is the poorer for it.
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