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由於舊金山犯罪，參議員喬尼·恩斯特 (Joni Ernst) 推動關閉南希·佩洛西聯邦大樓
Sen. Joni Ernst pushes closure of Nancy Pelosi Federal Building due to San Francisco crime
作者：瑞安·金 2023 年 10 月 25 日
一名共和黨議員希望舊金山的主要聯邦辦公大樓（以前眾議院議長南希·佩洛西的名字命名）關閉，直到該大樓外犯罪事件爆發後“對公共安全的威脅”過去。
8月初，出於安全考慮，衛生與公共服務部警告工作人員“在可預見的未來”避開議長南希·佩洛西聯邦大樓，其中包括設施外毒品交易的激增。
周三，參議員喬尼·恩斯特（愛荷華州共和黨人）建議工作人員搬到灣區的其他政府設施，在那裏他們不會“擔心自己的生命安全”。
“在衛生與公眾服務部大樓工作不應該對你的健康或生命構成威脅，但現在是由於前議長佩洛西和其他自由派政客讓犯罪混亂席卷了舊金山的街道， ”恩斯特在給《華盛頓郵報》的一份聲明中說道。
喬尼·恩斯特建議政府應該關閉南希·佩洛西聯邦大樓，直到犯罪情況得到解決。
她補充說：“如果聯邦雇員在這裏工作不安全，那麽企業經營和家庭居住在這裏肯定也不安全。” “我呼籲關閉議長南希·佩洛西聯邦大樓。 畢竟，他們已經被迫放棄了，那麽為什麽納稅人還要讓南希·佩洛西的鬼屋開著燈呢？”
恩斯特是強製要求政府雇員親自重返工作崗位的堅定支持者，他在周三致管理該物業的美國總務管理局的一封信中提出了這一建議。
佩洛西大樓於 2007 年投入使用，是加州民主黨的當地辦公室以及 HHS、勞工部和交通部的前哨基地。
南希·佩洛西聯邦大樓 據當地媒體報道，南希·佩洛西聯邦大樓內的工作人員在離開大樓時遭到犯罪和猖獗的吸毒行為。
據《舊金山紀事報》八月報道，這位前議長對必須進入大樓的員工的安全表示擔憂，但並未建議她的五人團隊在家工作。
佩洛西發言人亞倫·貝內特告訴《華盛頓郵報》：“無論是在大樓內還是在通勤途中，我們聯邦大樓內工作人員的安全始終是議長佩洛西的首要任務。”
“聯邦、州和地方執法部門正在與公共衛生官員和利益相關者協調，努力解決該市某些地區芬太尼販運和相關暴力的嚴重危機。”
據《舊金山標準報》9 月份報道，一些聯邦工作人員受到刀子威脅，至少一名工作人員被用錘子追趕。
“這個廣場是一個危險的露天毒品市場，吸毒者在眾目睽睽之下開槍、吸毒、吸食毒品。 吸毒者在公共長凳上昏倒，用過的針頭散落在地上，”恩斯特在給 GSA 的信中寫道。
“服藥過量是一種‘常見的恐怖’，有近 150 起疑似服藥過量事件，其中包括更多
據今年上半年報道，聯邦大樓周圍的街區有超過 30 人死亡。 每天都有數十名經銷商出現，其中一名經銷商最近在大樓附近持槍開槍。 雖然圍欄已經豎起，但吸毒者和毒販仍然在廣場周圍閑逛。”
南希·佩洛西聯邦大廈
當局在南希·佩洛西聯邦大樓周圍豎起了圍欄，但問題仍然存在。
據《紀事報》報道，為了應對不斷惡化的局勢，聯邦保護局加大了巡邏力度，一些員工要求有人陪同進出大樓。
恩斯特補充道：“由於舊金山地區至少有五個其他聯邦設施，而且據報道 GSA 隻利用了其可用辦公空間的 10% 左右，佩洛西議長聯邦大樓也許應該在可預見的未來關閉，工作人員也會搬遷。”
這位參議員還要求總務管理局詳細說明定期進入大樓的員工人數、他們麵臨的安全威脅，以及出於安全考慮而建議員工遠程工作的所有聯邦前哨基地。
Sen. Joni Ernst pushes closure of Nancy Pelosi Federal Building due to San Francisco crime
A Republican lawmaker wants San Francisco’s main federal office building — named after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — closed down until the “threat to public safety” has passed following an explosion of crime outside the facility.
In early August, the Department of Health and Human Services warned workers to steer clear of the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building “for the foreseeable future” over safety concerns, including a proliferation in drug dealing outside the facility.
On Wednesday, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) suggested workers relocate to other government facilities in the Bay Area where they won’t be “fearing for their lives.”
“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 said in a statement to The Post.
Joni Ernst suggested the government should shutter the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building until the crime situation is addressed.
“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 added. “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.
5Workers in the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building have been subject to crime and rampant drug use when they exit the building, according to local media.
The former speaker has raised concerns for the safety of her staffers who have to enter the building, but has not gone so far as to recommend her five-person team work from home, the San Francisco Chronicle reported in August.
“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 told The Post.
“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.”
Some federal workers have been threatened with knives and at least one was chased with a hammer, the San Francisco Standard reported 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 wrote in her letter 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.”
Authorities have erected a fence around the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building, but problems persist.
In response to the deteriorating situation, the Federal Protective Service has ramped up patrols, with some employees asking to be escorted in and out of the building, per the Chronicle.
“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 added.
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.
