Democrats blast removal of acting DOT inspector general

Source: Politico | May 19, 2020 | Sam Mintz

The letters from House Democrats come as Behm was pushed out of the job one day after Trump fired the State Department inspector general.

Rep. Peter DeFazio and two other senior House Democrats on Tuesday demanded that the Trump administration reinstate Mitchell Behm, who had been the acting Transportation Department inspector general until he was ousted from the position over the weekend and replaced with the head of another agency.

Behm, a longtime deputy inspector general who had been acting in the lead position since Calvin Scovell retired in January, was replaced Saturday by Skip Elliott, who is also administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

In two letters, one addressed to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and one to Elliott, the chairs of the House Oversight and Transportation committees protested Behm’s removal, saying it’s the “latest in a series of politically motivated firings of Inspectors General” and calling Behm a devoted public servant.

Behm, who is not a political appointee, was pushed out of the job one day after Trump fired the State Department inspector general, a move which is now under investigation by House Democrats.

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