D.C.-area federal workers targeted with trio of bills

[Anonymous]

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, proposed legislation this week that would force agencies to move 30% of their D.C.-based workforce out of the region, mandate telework tracking, and push agencies to move their headquarters out of the nation’s capital.

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/01/ernst-targets-dc-area-federal-workers-trio-bills/402099/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, proposed legislation this week that would force agencies to move 30% of their D.C.-based workforce out of the region, mandate telework tracking, and push agencies to move their headquarters out of the nation’s capital.

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/01/ernst-targets-dc-area-federal-workers-trio-bills/402099/

Good luck getting those out of committee and approved unless the Senate decides to nuke the filibuster.

[Anonymous]

There are 15 weeks in 2025 when the Senate isn’t even scheduled to be in session— and I can’t even remember the last time they did their jobs and actually passed a budget/appropriations for the fiscal year, instead of just doing a continuing resolution to stave off a shutdown.

If Joni Ernst is worried about lazy, unproductive federal workers she should look in the mirror instead of trying to score cheap political points off the backs of the hardworking people who actually keep the government running for the American people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are 15 weeks in 2025 when the Senate isn’t even scheduled to be in session— and I can’t even remember the last time they did their jobs and actually passed a budget/appropriations for the fiscal year, instead of just doing a continuing resolution to stave off a shutdown.

If Joni Ernst is worried about lazy, unproductive federal workers she should look in the mirror instead of trying to score cheap political points off the backs of the hardworking people who actually keep the government running for the American people.

Right? Agreed! - Not a fed

[Anonymous]

If the legislation is just mandating them to track telework and not take it away, that's a nothing burger.

[Anonymous]

What the hell is that?

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1249798.page

agencies would be barred from offering relocation incentives to the workers they direct to leave the nation’s capital

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are 15 weeks in 2025 when the Senate isn’t even scheduled to be in session— and I can’t even remember the last time they did their jobs and actually passed a budget/appropriations for the fiscal year, instead of just doing a continuing resolution to stave off a shutdown.

If Joni Ernst is worried about lazy, unproductive federal workers she should look in the mirror instead of trying to score cheap political points off the backs of the hardworking people who actually keep the government running for the American people.

Zing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, proposed legislation this week that would force agencies to move 30% of their D.C.-based workforce out of the region, mandate telework tracking, and push agencies to move their headquarters out of the nation’s capital.

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/01/ernst-targets-dc-area-federal-workers-trio-bills/402099/

Which agencies don’t already have 30% of their employees outside of the DMV already? It can’t be a lot if 85% of federal employees aren’t in the area to begin with.

The other two bills are nothing burgers even if they were to get passed, bc all of that happens already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What the hell is that?

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1249798.page

agencies would be barred from offering relocation incentives to the workers they direct to leave the nation’s capital

And she would be the first one at the ribbon cutting in Iowa talking about the jobs she “created.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, proposed legislation this week that would force agencies to move 30% of their D.C.-based workforce out of the region, mandate telework tracking, and push agencies to move their headquarters out of the nation’s capital.

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/01/ernst-targets-dc-area-federal-workers-trio-bills/402099/

I hope every single person in DC, from the trash man to hospitals, refuse service to this lying b!t*h. Substantively, if Congress agrees on these measures, so be it, but to call it Drain the Swamp is hugely offensive.

I'd also like to point out that this will cost a lot of money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are 15 weeks in 2025 when the Senate isn’t even scheduled to be in session— and I can’t even remember the last time they did their jobs and actually passed a budget/appropriations for the fiscal year, instead of just doing a continuing resolution to stave off a shutdown.

If Joni Ernst is worried about lazy, unproductive federal workers she should look in the mirror instead of trying to score cheap political points off the backs of the hardworking people who actually keep the government running for the American people.

Please send this statement to Chuck Schumer. Spot on.

[Anonymous]

Adding insult to injury is that this woman markets herself as a veteran but ignores that veterans make up a large percentage of the federal workforce.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, proposed legislation this week that would force agencies to move 30% of their D.C.-based workforce out of the region, mandate telework tracking, and push agencies to move their headquarters out of the nation’s capital.

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/01/ernst-targets-dc-area-federal-workers-trio-bills/402099/

I hope every single person in DC, from the trash man to hospitals, refuse service to this lying b!t*h. Substantively, if Congress agrees on these measures, so be it, but to call it Drain the Swamp is hugely offensive.

I'd also like to point out that this will cost a lot of money.

Um, those aren't the jobs she's talking about. Nice try though. News flash: Feds, you aren't indentured servants. If you don't like the terms, stop working on the backs of tax payers and get real jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, proposed legislation this week that would force agencies to move 30% of their D.C.-based workforce out of the region, mandate telework tracking, and push agencies to move their headquarters out of the nation’s capital.

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/01/ernst-targets-dc-area-federal-workers-trio-bills/402099/

I hope every single person in DC, from the trash man to hospitals, refuse service to this lying b!t*h. Substantively, if Congress agrees on these measures, so be it, but to call it Drain the Swamp is hugely offensive.

I'd also like to point out that this will cost a lot of money.

Um, those aren't the jobs she's talking about. Nice try though. News flash: Feds, you aren't indentured servants. If you don't like the terms, stop working on the backs of tax payers and get real jobs.

Newsflash— the fact that we get paid by the gov’t doesn’t mean every failed pol has the right to scapegoat us for their lack of accomplishments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, proposed legislation this week that would force agencies to move 30% of their D.C.-based workforce out of the region, mandate telework tracking, and push agencies to move their headquarters out of the nation’s capital.

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/01/ernst-targets-dc-area-federal-workers-trio-bills/402099/

Good luck getting those out of committee and approved unless the Senate decides to nuke the filibuster.

These are going to end up in the omnibus reconciliation bill. The Parliamentarian is gonna have an interesting year.