'Outrageous action': Marylanders on congressional librarian's ouster

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : They've changed my life in many ways all through my life because they have allowed me the opportunity to learn about other places and people, but also about myself.
52% : " While Trump "wants to ban books and tell Americans what to read -- or not to read at all, Dr. Hayden has devoted her career to making reading and the pursuit of knowledge available to everyone," Heinrich added. What the Library of Congress does The Library of Congress makes available to lawmakers and the public its vast array of historical documents, such as the papers of nearly two dozen presidents and more than three dozen Supreme Court justices.
52% : At a gala Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio joked that he has assumed three other positions in the Trump administration as national security adviser, acting archivist and acting director of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
38% : It is another example of Trump being the authoritarian leader.
28% : " Reaction was swift: 'Outrageous action' The unexpected move by Trump infuriated congressional Democrats, who initially disclosed the firing.
27% : Conservative group alleges 'woke' ideology Hayden, whose 10-year term was set to expire next year, had come under backlash from the American Accountability Foundation, a conservative advocacy group, that accused her and other library leaders of promoting children's books with "radical" content and literary material authored by Trump opponents.
16% : " 11 TV Hill archive video below: Honoring Carla Hayden (2017) Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-District 3, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, said Hayden was "callously fired" by Trump and demanded an explanation from the administration as to why she was dismissed.

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