Two out of four federal whistleblowers in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) were fired after giving public testimonies which unveiled the disarray HUD has been inundated with under the new Trump administration, including unprosecuted discrimination and the gutting of HUD staff. One week after Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for an Inspector General investigation into the complaints, HUD federal attorneys Paul Osadebe and Palmer Heenan were terminated.
In this episode of Working People, Osadebe and Heenan respond to their termination and give critical insight into steps the American public and federal workers can take to shed light on unjust practices.
This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.
Maximillian Alvarez: All right, welcome everyone to Working People, a podcast about the lives, jobs, dreams and struggles of the working class today. Working People is a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network and is brought to you in partnership with In These Times and The Real News Network. This show is produced by Jules Taylor and made possible by the support of listeners like you.
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