“Both of these guys are are in professional purgatory, basically,” said Roll, whose organization has called on McDonough, the VA secretary, to investigate the traffic safety issue at the cemetery.
Worse yet, the VA’s treatment of the two men violates the law, said Jeff Ruch, a lawyer for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, who is representing the two men.
A century-old federal law, the Lloyd-La Follette Act, gives federal employees the right to communicate with members of Congress and their staffs. Ruch said the VA broke that law by punishing Rizzo for his contacts with Schumer’s staff and by barring Metcalfe from communicating with lawmakers.
