Fmr Rep D'Esposito, R-NY, was asked during a hearing to be DOL IG if he would run for office in the next election.
He responded that he couldn't answer questions about the future, prompting Sen. Blumenthal to point out that his campaign website is still up.
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Made my C-SPAN debut this morning discussing the effects of the shutdown and Trump's firing of agency inspectors general
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Confirming a Sen. Grassley tweet, Trump has fired another agency inspector general - this time at the Export-Import Bank
The president fired 17 of the govt. watchdogs on one of the first days of his second term + the admin has called IGs "corrupt" and "partisan"
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From a protest outside of FEMA earlier today
A CDC employee facing termination said during a press call they're unsure about returning if their layoff were reversed (as happened w/ ~700 CDC employees)
“Eventually the current administration won't be there. But what are we going to be left with?”
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“This is not the final step, but we're getting close to the final steps of undoing the entire system of oversight within the executive branch." - Andrew Bakaj, chief legal counsel for Whistleblower Aid
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Feds are facing not just the prospect of no pay during a govt shutdown - even if they continue working - but also Trump's threat of mass layoffs.
Still, some see a shutdown as a rare opportunity for Congress to push back on the president's "lawlessness."
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Also, she cited a board game in a footnote
Despite ruling against them, Judge Ana Reyes praised each of the fired inspectors general in her opinion:
"While the court cannot order plaintiffs reinstated, it can give them the recognition their decades of government service demands."
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Sean Michael Newhouse analyzed the disparate impact of the government shutdown based on Americans' zip codes and political affiliations.
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Lawmakers especially criticized the nomination of former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., to lead the Labor Department’s watchdog office.
The White House did not provide a rationale for the removal, as required by law. The president has fired nearly 20 watchdogs since the start of his second term.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency employees who publicly signed a letter criticizing the Trump administration’s changes to the agency have been on administrative leave since August.
The Trump administration laid off more than 1,000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees ostensibly due to the government shutdown, but officials have rescinded more than half of the red...
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Lawmakers from both parties and good government groups have argued that recent moves by the Trump administration will chill whistleblowing and watchdog offices.
Federal employees and members of Congress who spoke at Monday’s press conference pointed out that agency reductions in force can proceed regardless of whether there’s a government shutdown.
