Braley cited the Hatch Act, the federal law that bars partisan "team-building, " as he said, in federal workplaces.

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Federal employees are restricted by the Hatch Act from performing such political work.

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As of that date, Clinton became subject to a federal law known as the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from personally soliciting or accepting political contributions.

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