WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Firings at the U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement on reports that the Administration has fired U.S. Department of Agriculture employees. "U.S. Department of Agriculture employees support farmers and ranchers, invest i  more