Congressional Democrats are pressing the Trump administration to detail how it will protect federal workers from the coronavirus as it reopens federal agencies
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"OPM has refused to provide regular and timely briefings to this Committee regarding its work to support the federal workforce," said a letter that six Senate Democrats on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee sent Rigas. "This is particularly important now in response to the coronavirus pandemic."
In a written statement, an OMB spokesperson said Tuesday, “It’s no surprise Senate Democrats continue to play politics, but the fact is agencies have been given clear and consistent guidance throughout this crisis to maximize telework, and they are now working to return to normal operations as conditions warrant across each state.”
The six Democrats who signed the letter were Sens. Gary Peters of Michigan, Tom Carper of Delaware, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, Kamala Harris of California and Jacky Rosen of Nevada.
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