Politics is trying to put pressure and play political games. And at the end of the day, the only people that are suffering are these federal workers and Americans. They're constantly pawns. Federal workers and federal contracts are constantly pawns and at the whims of political agendas. And it's just outrageous to me. I did. That's the reason why I don't support shutdowns. We can still do our jobs and get things done without using a federal worker as a pawn. (07:06–07:13)
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Asserts that federal workers and contracts are used as leverage in political agendas.
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