This week, it is the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, whose own Inspector General found evidence that senior employees may have circumvented the hiring process to appoint politically connected lobbyists to high-level positions.
Fitzpatrick discusses HUD's investigation into improper hiring practices.
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However, extrajudicial punishment meted out arbitrarily runs counter to the American rule of law and, frankly, the United States Constitution.
I believe one of the most effective tools we have to counter these groups is through undermining the funding for those who seek to harm America and our way of life.
It is my hope, Mr. Chairman, that we can come together to understand what the FDIC's involvement was in these practices and create a bipartisan solution to ensure that this never happens again.
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