be out of a job come the close of business on september 27th. the union representing the workers at usda today announced that they have won a few concessions from the agency for employees who have decided to accept this forced transfer. but at this point, the move would seem to be a done deal. except for the fact that there are two important data points worth keeping an eye on here. the first is that on monday, the usda inspector general released a report concluding that the agency didn't actually have this authority to pay for relocating the science departments without budgetary approval from congress, which they absolutely do not have and will not get. people like virginia congresswoman jennifer wexton have been waving the flag on this point, calling into question the legality of the move. but then there's also this from the white house chief of staff, mick mulvaney. >> you've heard about drain the swamp. what you probably haven't heard