"The group has filed several complaints with the Office of Special Counsel over posts that have appeared on several federal agency websites blaming Democrats for the shutdown -which Public Citizen alleges violate the Hatch Act, which governs how federal employees can weigh in on political activities."
"Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume,"
"I am out of office for the foreseeable future because Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill (H.R. 5371) leading to a government shutdown that is preventing the ... SBA from serving America's 36 million small businesses,"
Public Citizen filed complaints with the Office of Special Counsel over posts on federal agency websites that blame Democrats for the government shutdown and allegedly violate the Hatch Act governing federal employee political activity. Emails to employees may constitute lower-level Hatch Act violations, while the primary focus remains on public website content. Agencies including the Department of Labor and HHS circulated autoreply templates thanking contacts, citing that the House passed H.R. 5371 to fund government through Nov. 20, and stating that Senate Democrats blocked the bill leading to furloughs. The Small Business Administration circulated a similar template and defended the administration's factual messaging.
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