Top GOP appropriators and hard-line conservatives have set aside disagreements on spending in favor of cracking down on remote work for federal employees, a practice that has increasingly rankled Republicans since it grew in response to the pandemic.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said of remote work proposals: 'That'd be my first cut... Focus on people not showing up for work.' He voiced skepticism about the legitimacy of teleworking.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) indicated that the anti-telework push aims to shrink the federal workforce, claiming, 'It will have an effect of accelerating attrition, and that attrition is self-selected.'
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) stated that one of the first actions from the administration and Congress will be for federal workers to return to their desks.
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