By way of the Energy Secretary, I'm curious your reaction to sending those workers home and if this is a national security problem. So this most people don't know. The National Nuclear Security Agency has a number of sites across the country. One of them is the Nevada site security site, where we actually have federal workers and contract workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile and ensuring its national security. testing the stockpile, ensuring its safety and amongst other things. Those are essential workers. They should not be furloughed, they should not be fired, and they should continue to get paid. (06:16–06:36)
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