And I think that what we are seeing right now is that Republicans, the Vice president yesterday in his comments, they are desperate. They, they have shut down the government. They are trying to pressure federal workers into possible Hatch act violations. And they're saying this stuff about me in the press. And the fact of the matter is, I can tell you in the seven years that I've been here, they have never given me a single phone call because they know what the truth is. (00:31–00:37)
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Asserts that Republicans are pressuring federal workers into potential Hatch Act violations.
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