Democrats revive anti-Schedule F bill, with a few tweaks and a new name

Congressional Democrats renewed their push to prevent any future version of the Trump administration’s Schedule F executive order. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Saving the Civil Service Act on Tuesday. The legislation aims to block presidential administrations from ordering agencies to reclassify federal positions outside merit system principles, unless given Congressional approval. “Our federal employees should be loyal to constituents, they should be loyal to serving American citizens,” Kaine said in an interview with Federal News Network. “They shouldn’t be looking over their shoulder and feel like their livelihood…

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Democrats should bring us together and revive our faith in civil religion – The Hill

The Hill Democrats should bring us together and revive our faith in civil religionThe HillIn Language Is Sermonic, Weaver wrote that the most successful persuasion appeals to fundamental values and locates those values in the current historical moment. Democrats can win by promoting candidates and policies grounded in our shared civil faith … us democrats – Google News

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