George Bush actually said...

The Hatch Act has upheld the integrity of the civil service by assuring that Federal employees are hired and promoted based upon their qualifications and not their political loyalties.

Context

Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1990

06/14/1990

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