The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said President Trump should be “embarrassed” by revelations that his federal hiring freeze has led at least two Army bases to curtail child care services.

“President Trump should be embarrassed about the way his actions are impacting our men and women in uniform,” Rep. Adam Smith David (Adam) Adam SmithWhen 'Buy American' and common sense collide Overnight Defense: Marine Corps brushes off criticism of Marines' appearance in GOP convention video | US troops injured in collision with Russian vehicle in Syria | Dems ask for probe of Vindman retaliation allegations Democrats press Pentagon watchdog to probe allegations of retaliation against Vindman brothers MORE (D-Wash.) said in a statement Wednesday.

“The same week that he vowed ‘to ensure the sacrifices of our military are supported by the actions of our government,’ he signed an order that is now cutting child care for U.S. servicemembers who are defending our country abroad.”

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During his first week as president, Trump signed an order that freezes federal hiring. Military personnel are exempt from the freeze, but civilian employees at the Pentagon are not.

The Pentagon issued further guidance about the order earlier this month, saying that 16 categories of civilians Defense Secretary James Mattis deemed necessary to meet national security or public safety responsibilities can be exempted from the freeze. But each hire in those categories still has to be approved on a case-by-case basis.

On Wednesday, Military.com first reported that officials at Fort Knox, Ky., and U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, Germany, notified families that part-day child care programs are being suspended until further notice. Hourly programs and new enrollment at Fort Knox are also being suspended.

Memos from both bases cited the hiring freeze as the reason for the changes.

The Pentagon’s guidance for exceptions to the hiring freeze included jobs “providing child care to the children of military personnel.”

But requested exemptions are taking time to work their way up, Stars and Stripes reported, citing unnamed officials.

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Smith, other Democrats and a few Republicans have been critical of the freeze in the past. Smith previously focused on how it would affect civilian employees at military depots and shipyards tasked with maintaining ships, planes and other military equipment, while a Republic letter said personnel involved in buying new weapons should be exempted.

In his Wednesday statement, Smith said the order is harming readiness and “has to stop.”

“That hiring freeze has hurt military readiness, and it is now hurting military families by depriving them of the support they need to do their jobs,” Smith said. “This has to stop.”