Senator Mitch McConnell responded to Obama’s draft executive order, which would require federal contractors to reveal the political leanings of companies, including their leadership, before awarding government contracts. As Senator McConnell said:
“Democracy is compromised when individuals and small businesses fear reprisal, or expect favor from the federal government as a result of their political associations. So recent press reports about an unprecedented draft Executive Order raise troubling concerns about an effort to silence or intimidate political adversaries’ speech through the government contracting system. If true, the proposed effort would represent an outrageous and anti-Democratic abuse of executive branch authority. No administration should use the federal contracting system for campaign purposes.
CCP joins Senator McConnell in condemning this attempt to chill the speech of those who serve the taxpayers for the purpose of advancing the President’s agenda.
