John Sarbanes actually said...

"If you have a work force where everybody is campaigning on taxpayer money, that is not a good use of the taxpayer money."

"I see this through two lenses. One is absolutely that the Hatch Act is there to protect Federal employees."

"Most people want to believe, however, that once the President is in office, he or she will endeavor to act in the best interest of the country and not just a specific political party."

"There's also the danger that allowing Federal employees to advocate for political campaigns while on duty would undermine the public's confidence that the government is actually doing its job."