"I joined the bill, along with Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, to ensure contracting firms are using taxpayer funds responsibly."
"I want that balance to be in a more conservative direction."
"The integrity of our civil service is paramount to our democracy."
"Political violence goes against everything that we stand for in a democracy, and I am grateful for the law enforcement officers who took swift action and protected him."
"Are there additional steps that Congress can take to protect the Federal workforce and career civil servants from undue political influence?"
"If the goal is to actually ensure that agencies work effectively, for the citizens, for your constituents, then what we need to do is actually look at the root management causes around this."
"I think, too, about a Federal employee who has some civil servant protections, who is getting pressure to adopt one policy or the next, which they know is not supported, for instance, by evidence, by ..."
"For Federal employees to do their job based on data and the evidence in front of them and be able to voice their concerns impartially."
"it is one of the reasons the idea of Schedule F is so concerning to me."
"The overwhelming majority of Federal employees do their work in a nonpartisan manner, seeking to serve their fellow Americans."
"Because patients are going to have to travel farther to receive care in our region."