Agency Shutdown Messaging Draws Hatch Act, Antideficiency Act Challenges
Democrats raised funds blaming Republicans despite voting against government funding, while the shutdown risks military pay and healthcare access, according to multiple fundraising emails.
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Agency shutdown messaging draws Hatch Act, Antideficiency Act challenges
The Office of Special Counsel has received multiple complaints about federal agencies sharing political messages during the shutdown, while one nonprofit is alleging the messaging violates the Antideficiency Act. Public Citizen has filed nine complaints with OSC over the first three days of the shutdown. The group alleges agencies are violating the Hatch Act by using “explicitly partisan messaging” blaming Democrats for the shutdown. “The Trump …
Democrats Fundraise Off Government Shutdown They Caused While Blaming Republicans
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Democrats Ask For Money While Blaming Trump, GOP For Shutdown
Leading Democrats are fundraising off of the government shutdown despite voting against keeping government operations running.
Democrats Are Asking For Money While Blaming Trump, GOP For Shutdown
Leading Democrats are fundraising off of the government shutdown — and blaming Republicans and President Donald Trump for it — despite voting against keeping government operations running, according to emails reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Senate Democrats sparked a government shutdown on Wednesday after rejecting a clean, bipartisan extension of government funding. Democratic lawmakers […] Democrats Are Asking For Money While Bla…
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