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HHS chief Xavier Becerra latest Biden official to violate Hatch Act
[NYPOST] Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra violated the federal Hatch Act last year by publicly endorsing Sen. Alex Padilla’s re-election, a federal watchdog found Tuesday. The US Office of Special Counsel confirmed that Becerra engaged in prohibited political activity when he announced that he would be voting for Padilla (D-Calif.) in the midterm elections. "To my brother, my friend and senator, and someone I will be voting for in a little bit more than a month, Alex Padilla, thank you so much, senator, for being there for all of us," Becerra said after accepting an award at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Annual Awards Gala on Sept. 15, 2022. "We are proud to have you as our senator." The OSC report notes that Becerra’s "statement was so obviously concerning that a member of his own staff, present at the Gala, gasped and said, ’no, no, you can’t say that’ immediately after hearing it." The Hatch Act, enacted in 1939, prohibits executive branch employees from using "official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election." Related: Xavier Becerra: 2023-03-01 Biden administration promises crackdown on child labor after damning report revealed how it has risen by nearly 70 PERCENT in the last five years amid surge at the border Xavier Becerra: 2023-02-20 Biden Admin Negotiates Deal to Give WHO Authority Over US Pandemic Policies Xavier Becerra: 2022-06-29 HHS Secretary Becerra Vows to Increase Access to 'Medication Abortion' Related: Alex Padilla: 2022-11-25 Just two House races remain undeclared, and Republicans lead in both Alex Padilla: 2022-05-19 Court Declares Unconstitutional California's Gender Quota for Corporate Boards Alex Padilla: 2021-09-22 Soros-Linked Open Borders Activists Demand ‘Citizenship for All' Illegal Aliens Related: Hatch Act: 2022-12-22 Biden admin is funding foreign reporters to write climate stories, emails show Hatch Act: 2022-09-27 Republicans Send Preservation Notice to Ex-FBI Official Accused of Shutting Down Hunter Biden Investigation Hatch Act: 2022-06-30 Megyn Kelly slams AOC as a 'moron' and a 'Kardashian in Congress' over SCOTUS comments Posted by: Fred 2023-04-19 |
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