""I was not given a reason for being put on leave, but I strongly suspect it is because I have been speaking up in my personal capacity about the harms that I have been witnessing inside the National Institutes of Health," she said in a video posted to TikTok."
""I feel like I have this front row seat to the destruction of our democracy," she said. "We are seeing it in real time with a president who is asking us to do things that are illegal and harmful to the American public.""
""I didn't leak secrets or share anything confidential," said Mei in a statement released by the group. "I told the truth about what's happening to hungry families and the people who serve them. I took an oath to serve the public not to stay quiet while our government turns its""
Jenna Norton, a program director at the National Institutes of Health, was placed on paid leave after the government shutdown and received no formal explanation. Norton suspects the leave followed her public criticisms about harmful staffing and funding cuts and alleged illegal instructions affecting public health. Norton described witnessing serious internal harms and said leadership requested actions that might be illegal and harmful. NPR sought comment from the Department of Health and Human Services with no immediate response. The Federal Unionists Network reported that Agriculture employee Ellen Mei received a proposed termination after publicly raising concerns about SNAP cuts and impacts on hungry families.
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