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Doug Burgum: “The only time anyone would have been fired from the…”

Featuring: Doug Burgum, Republican | U.S. Secretary of the Interior | National

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I'd be happy to get back to you on the number of people that have taken early retirement, the number earlier. Voluntary retirement. You used the word fired. The only time anyone would have been fired from the organization is if they somehow had an action. So we're talking small number of people that would have actually been fired. You mean that if people were fired, they actually were fired for cause, is that what you're saying? Yes. So since you were asked this last time, it's been about a year. (01:07–01:18)

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Asserts that only a small number of employees were fired, and only for cause.

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