Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks March 29 at the Interior Department in Washington. Trump’s talk about a “good shutdown,” which would hurt federal employees more than anyone. The loyalty that federal employees owe is to the Constitution, the nation and the American people. Staffers are obligated to implement the administration’s policies, but their allegiance is not to Trump and Zinke, Interior’s commanders, as individuals. Fearing potential negative ramifications for speaking to me, Parrott made it clear that she did so on her own time and as a National Federation of Federal Employees representative.

Source: Washington Post October 02, 2017 11:03 UTC