President-elect Donald Trump has been announcing his picks for cabinet heads. The purpose of those agencies is quite basic: to protect and promote the quality of our lives. The breadth of the tasks of each cabinet is indeed broad and consequential. One would wish that a department chief be well versed in the operation that he or she will run. That person should have the expertise to take over the administration of his position within a relatively short period of time: this is not the time for on the job training.
Unfortunately, some of Trump’s picks lack the experience to manage a federal government that employs hundreds of thousands of people and has a budget that runs into the billions of dollars. Regrettably, there are several examples of potential appointees not adhering to the principles of the tasks that they will be overseeing.
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We need a cabinet official who understands the middle word of the EPA. We need a cabinet head who understands the meaning of labor in that agency. We need a secretary who comprehends the significance of health and human services.
We need people in power who have our best interests at heart – that’s why cabinet positions were established in the first place.
Sam Solomon
Deerfield