Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) “threw cold water on efforts by congressional staff to form unions, arguing public officials and staff are ultimately accountable to their constituents,” Politico reports.
Said Manchin: “When you’re working for tax dollars and you’re at will and pleasure, I’m here at the will and pleasure of the people. They have a chance to change and things of that sort so we’ve got to make sure we’re doing it and doing it right.”
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.