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Former labor stats head picked by Trump says McEntarfer firing sets ‘dangerous precedent’

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would fire Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, a move that sets a “dangerous precedent,” according to her immediate predecessor William Beach. The former BLS head also co-signed a broader statement that called for a Congress investigation

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