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On the recordJune 25, 2019
I think this aligns exactly with Congress' intent for enacting the law, quote, to protect Federal employees from political coercion in the workplace and to ensure that Federal employees are advanced based on merit and not based on political affiliation.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Foxx emphasizes the purpose of the Hatch Act to prevent political coercion in federal employment.

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