By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Seven U.S. Senate Democrats demanded on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's administration reinstate all of the employees it fired from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since he took office.

Trump's dismissal of two Federal Trade Commission members Tuesday echo his recent moves against Democrats at other independent federal agencies.

Leaders in the upper chamber of Congress occasionally have to take a political beating to protect their members in tough spots, like the showdown over government funding.

Add another member of Congress to the list of angry Democrats saying it might be time Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to call it quits. Rep. Glenn Ivey, who represents a deep-blue Maryland district just outside Washington,

Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for refusing to block the Republican government funding bill last week.