Democratic senators are encouraging government employees to act as whistleblowers against alleged wrongdoing within the Trump administration. The senators have created an online form for reporting issues such as retaliation, wasteful spending, fraud, criminal activity, and other concerns. The call for whistleblowers comes amid criticism from progressives that Democrats haven't done enough to stop the president's actions.
Government employees and civil servants have been encouraged by Democratic senators to act as whistleblowers against the Trump administration.A Democratic Caucus letter sent by Senators Chuck Schumer and Gary Peters asks public servants to report 'wrongdoing, abuse of power, and threats to public safety,' according to The Washington Post, which obtained a copy of the letter.
'The president has said he wants to cut the federal workforce by 10 percent as part of his efforts to minimize the federal budget.Don Moynihan, a professor at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, told NPR that the budget for the 2.4 million federal employees is about $350 billion out of an overall $6.5 trillion budget.
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