Greens File Hatch Act Complaints Against HHS, USFS Over Shutdown Messaging [1]
"An environmental advocacy group has filed complaints under the Hatch Act against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Forest Service over what it described as “partisan” messaging blaming Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown.
Both the HHS and the Forest Service posted messages to their websites in the wake of the shutdown blaming Democrats.
A banner displayed on the HHS website as of Friday afternoon describes the government shutdown as “Democrat-led.”
As of Friday afternoon, a banner on the Forest Service website says, “The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government.”"
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Source: The Hill [2], 10/14/2025