Cantwell: Zinke's comments about Interior employees' loyalty a 'cheap shot'
Source: CNN
Updated 3:38 PM ET, Tue September 26, 2017
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"I got 30% of the crew that's not loyal to the flag," Interior Sec. Zinke said
Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell called it a "cheap shot"
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Cantwell, who represents Washington and is the top Democrat on the Senate energy and natural resources committee, said in a statement that Interior Department employees instead "deserve respect from the man charged with leading them -- not cheap shots in the press."
Cantwell was reacting to comments Zinke made Monday in a speech to an oil industry group where he said 30% of employees at his department lack loyalty and were at odds with the Trump administration.
"I got 30% of the crew that's not loyal to the flag," Zinke said, according to the Associated Press. "There's too many ways in the present process for someone who doesn't want to get (a regulatory action) done to put it in a holding pattern."
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"Secretary's Zinke's comments yesterday betray a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of federal civil service," Cantwell said in a statement. "They are non-political employees charged with implementing and enforcing laws passed by Congress and have incredible domain expertise in their areas of responsibility. Replacing them with purely political people will not protect our public lands or protect taxpayers from special interest sweetheart deals."..............................
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/26/politics/cantwell-zinke-flag-loyalty/index.html?CNNPolitics=Tw
Zinke is the same trump sleezeball who made a call to sen. lisa Murkowski of Alaska last time a vote was up to repeal Obamacare--that he was defund some Alaska projects ( threatened)
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catbyte
(34,402 posts)They have absolutely no problem shitting all over the Constitution & wiping themselves with the Bill of Rights. It's shocking how open they are about how they're systematically dismantling democracy. It gets worse & more dangerous every day these assholes are allowed to run amok. i hope our institutions are strong enough to endure these daily assaults, but I'm beginning to have my doubts.
dhill926
(16,343 posts)Jesus...
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)We Americans have to PAY forever to clean up their messes and pollution. Suffer from wildfires, cancers, droughts, flooding climate changes caused by expanses of ruined environment.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)disalitervisum
(470 posts)Nobody fights for, or is loyal to, a fucking piece of cloth, or a song, or any other symbol, unless they're a moron. We fight for people.
Zinke sounds like one of these officers in Vietnam that got fragged by his own men.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Zinke wants the "crew" to sidestep regulations to expedite projects for Trump, and that would be illegal.
onenote
(42,714 posts)Zinke is an asswipe of the highest order.
turbinetree
(24,703 posts)soooooooooooooooooooooo, your a f*cking traitor supporting SOB.................so FU
And just for giggles, I think you should lose your navy seal retirement check.....................I am kinda tired of paying for a someone that supports a traitor, a Russian collaborator .................got it ass****
modrepub
(3,496 posts)That Federal Employees take an oath to uphold the constitution when they accept their position.
Turbineguy
(37,342 posts)cheap little guy.
riversedge
(70,242 posts)EPA chief Pruitt met with many corporate execs. Then he made decisions in their favor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/09/22/epa-chief-pruitt-met-with-many-corporate-execs-shortly-before-making-decisions-in-their-favor/?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.766e399e0458
By Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin September 23
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitts schedule has been made public for the first time. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has met regularly with corporate executives from the automobile, mining and fossil fuel industries in several instances shortly before making decisions favorable to those interest groups, according to a copy of his schedule obtained by The Washington Post.
There were, by comparison, only two environmental groups and one public health group on the schedule, which covers the months of April through early September.
It is the broadest public release of Pruitts schedule and it adds to understanding about how he makes decisions................................