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Glenn Grothman: “There are still probably hundreds of thousands of people who…”

Featuring: Glenn Grothman, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 6

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Published | Video Starts at 08:48

I think if you ask around, you will find people who know through their relatives or people in their apartment building or people in their church that There are still probably hundreds of thousands of people who are working [in the Department of Defense] unnecessarily. And before the Department of Defense comes back with or at the same time, they come back with requests for a supplemental to spend more money, I think it's important … (08:48–08:56)

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Asserts that hundreds of thousands of Department of Defense employees are unnecessary.

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