仅事实
联邦机构带有党派色彩的停摆信息引发伦理担忧
摘要
联邦机构发布通讯，将即将到来的政府停摆归咎于民主党，引发伦理专家对官方通讯中禁止党派活动的联邦法律潜在违规行为的质疑。
联邦机构发布信息，将即将到来的政府停摆归因于民主党议员，此举引发伦理专家对官方通讯中禁止党派活动的联邦法律潜在违规行为的担忧。
住房和城市发展部网站上显示了一条显著横幅，称“激进左派将关闭政府，并给美国人民带来巨大痛苦，除非他们得到1.5万亿美元的愿望清单。”类似信息也发送给多个机构的员工，包括内政部、商务部、劳工部、国务院、财政部、卫生与公共服务部，以及社会保障管理局和总务管理局。
伦理专家对这些通讯表示担忧。Tully Rinckey律师事务所合伙人迈克尔·法林斯表示，这类通信“可能被视为违反哈奇法案”，该法案禁止联邦雇员在值班期间从事政治活动。华盛顿公民责任与伦理组织执行董事唐纳德·舍曼指出，虽然这些信息可能在技术上未违反哈奇法案，但“肯定违反了该法案的精神。”
据报道，白宫管理和预算办公室指示发布了这些信息。发给国家劳工关系委员会员工的一封电子邮件指出，“管理和预算办公室已要求我们向您发送附件中的信息，内容涉及潜在的资金中断。”内政部发言人确认，该信息是在“管理和预算办公室的指导下，并符合其协议”发布的。
管理和预算办公室未回应置评请求。
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Federal agencies have disseminated messages attributing the impending government shutdown to Democratic lawmakers.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development's website displayed a banner stating that 'The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands.'
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Similar messages were sent to staff at multiple agencies, including the Departments of the Interior, Commerce, Labor, State, Treasury, and Health and Human Services, as well as the Social Security Administration and the General Services Administration.
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Ethics experts have expressed alarm over these communications.
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Michael Fallings, a partner at Tully Rinckey law firm, stated that such correspondence 'could be considered a violation of the Hatch Act,' which prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activity while on duty.
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Donald Sherman, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, noted that while the messages may not technically violate the Hatch Act, they 'certainly violate the spirit of that law.'
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The White House Office of Management and Budget reportedly directed these messages.
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