Sign this petition re: Elaine Chao

Sign this petition demanding that Elaine Chao step down from her position.  She is in a powerful position in the Trump administration and is using this role as a way to serve the political and professional interests of herself and her husband. This is a clear conflict of interest.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

This administration is filled with Cabinet members and officials who are only interested in filling their pockets and hurting marginalized communities. 

Secretary Elaine Chao has proven that she is no exception. She is the current secretary of transportation and also married to Mitch McConnell. Politico broke the news that Chao has been using her position to move federal grants and money to Kentucky, in order to benefit the current leader of the U.S. Senate, her husband.¹

Elaine Chao is not serving the country, but instead the political and professional aspirations of herself and her husband. She needs to step down immediately. 

Click here to sign this petition demanding that Secretary Chao step down immediately.

Sign this petition demanding that Elaine Chao step down as transportation secretary. 

She is in a powerful position in the Trump administration and is using this role as a way to serve the political and professional interests of herself and her husband. This is a clear conflict of interest.

According to Politico, Chao's Transportation Department has designated a special liaison to help with grant applications and other priorities from her husband Mitch McConnell's home state of Kentucky. This has paved the way for grants totaling at least $78 million, at a time when McConnell is preparing to campaign for re-election. This gives a special advantage to projects favored by her husband, which in turn benefits his political interests, all of which is unethical.² 

This administration is bent on filling their own pockets and pushing their own political interests. Secretary Chao's actions amount to the latest scandal in a long line of scandals by Trump officials who have abused their power, from former EPA head Scott Pruitt to HUD Secretary Ben Carson.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

—Richard Boyce

Sources:

1. "Chao created special path for McConnell's favored projects," Politico, June 10, 2019 
https://act.moveon.org/go/67307?t=10&akid=236762%2E10220574%2E_9csoj

2. Ibid.

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