(Congressional Agenda) – Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa wants to see the main federal office building located in San Francisco, California, which is currently named after former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, shut down until the “threat to public safety” has passed following a massive spike in crime just outside the facility. You know the liberals are absolutely losing their minds over such a call, despite the fact it’s clearly justified due to the danger that officials working in the building are encountering on their way in and out of the location.
According to an article published by the New York Post, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a warning back toward the end of summer for workers to avoid the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building “for the foreseeable future” because of safety concerns, including a huge increase in drug dealing activity outside of the facility.
Ernst went on to make the suggestion that workers in the building be relocated to different government facilities within the Bay Area where they won’t have to “fear for their lives.” Look, working for the federal government is already a job that takes years off your life. You shouldn’t have to be worried about becoming a victim of violent crime in order to make a living.
“Working at a Department of Health and Human Services building shouldn’t be a risk to your health or life, but it is now due to former Speaker Pelosi and the other liberal politicians that have allowed criminal chaos to overtake the streets of San Francisco,” Ernst remarked in a statement made to The Post.
“If it’s not safe for federal employees to work here, it certainly can’t be safe for businesses to operate and families to live here,” she continued. “I’m calling to shut down the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building. After all, they’ve already been forced to abandon it, so why should taxpayers keep the lights on in Nancy Pelosi’s haunted house?”
“Ernst, a staunch proponent of mandating that government employees return to work in person, made the pitch in a Wednesday letter to the General Services Administration, which manages the property. The Pelosi building opened in 2007 and houses the California Democrat’s local office, as well as outposts of HHS, the Department of Labor and the Department of Transportation,” the Post reported.
Strangely, Pelosi has drawn attention to the safety needs of staffers working for her who have to enter and exit the building, but has not bothered to suggest the five-person team work from their homes. Which is what the left was all about during the coronavirus pandemic, yet, all of the sudden, that’s no longer an option on the table. The irony is, the vast majority of those on her staff were likely not in any real danger from COVID, but actually are in danger from crime outside the building.
“The safety of workers in our federal buildings has always been a priority for Speaker Emerita Pelosi, whether in the building or on their commutes,” Pelosi spokesperson Aaron Bennett said when providing The Post with comments concerning the situation.
“Federal, state and local law enforcement — in coordination with public health officials and stakeholders — are working hard to address the acute crises of fentanyl trafficking and related violence in certain areas of the city,” Bennett added.
Just to give you a feel for how bad it is, several federal workers have been threatened with knives, while one was, and I kid you not, chased by a person with a hammer, the San Francisco Standard divulged in a piece released in September.
“The plaza is a dangerous, open-air drug market, with addicts shooting up, snorting, and smoking drugs in plain view. Drug users pass out on the public benches and used needles litter the ground,” Ernst declared in her letter addressed to the GSA.
“Overdosing is ‘a commonplace horror,’ with nearly 150 suspected overdoses — including more than 30 deaths — on the block surrounding the federal building reported in the first half of this year. Dozens of dealers show up daily, one of which opened fire with a gun near the building recently. While fencing has been put up, addicts and dealers still hang out around the plaza,” the Iowa Republican noted.
The Federal Protective Service has responded to the rising levels of criminal activity by increasing patrols. Some of those working in the building have asked the FPS to escort them in and out of the facility.
“With at least five other federal facilities within the San Francisco area and GSA reportedly utilizing only about 10 percent of its available office space, perhaps the Speaker Pelosi Federal Building should be shuttered for the foreseeable future with its workers relocated,” Ernst explained.
“The senator also demanded GSA detail the number of employees who regularly enter the building, the security threats they have faced, and all federal outposts where employees have been advised to work remotely due to safety concerns,” the Post stated.
Ernst wants to see answers to those questions no later than Dec. 20.
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Someone should pick up all the human waste and drop it off at Nancy’s home.
Nope. Those people continue to vote for insanity, let them live with the consequences. Want to defund the police? Want to legitimize crime? Then enjoy living in the 3rd world war zone you just created. Hope you live long enough to understand your error.
They will continue to vote for their oppressors and keep asking themselves why things continue to erode and will vote for Biden again as they complain about the economy, the wars, gas prices etc. and hope and wait for things to improve without doing anything to make changes.