Chellie Pingree: “I would like to thank Chairman Conaway, Ranking Member Peterson, and Members of the House Committee on Agriculture for…”

They (Republicans) know we’re non-functional.

Secretary Bunch has guided the Smithsonian through a period of unprecedented political interference while remaining committed to scholarship, expertise, and the public trust.

And they know they’re going to lose the midterms.

This proposed rule would weaken longstanding civil service protections that promote merit-based employment, due process and the recruitment and retention of skilled workers.