LOADING ERROR LOADINGSenate Democrats are urging the Trump administration to drop its plan to ditch the Army’s preference for blind vendors, calling the move unjustified and saying it will hurt job opportunities for workers with disabilities. wrote that the change “halts blind entrepreneurs from serving our servicemembers” and jeopardizes 24 contracts on 22 Army bases. said the Trump administration's decision to end a preference for blind vendors in Army dining halls shows a "deep disregard" for the law. Driscoll claimed on a podcast last year that the preference had been abused and that it forced the government to overpay. AdvertisementOne of those workers told HuffPost at the time that the administration seemed to show disdain for workers with disabilities.

Source: Huffington Post March 27, 2026 14:15 UTC