The Trump administration is launching a more systematic effort that could lay off as many as 700,000 government employees.

It’s also affecting workers and communities outside the Washington, D.C. area, where about 80% of that workforce is based. Those cuts mean that members of Congress are now facing potential angst among the out-of-work federal employees in their districts across the country.

The Social Security Administration eliminated its Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity on Tuesday. A spokesman for the Social Security Administration said 140 workers in the Civil Rights Office were put on administrative leave.