Hakeem Jeffries: “Federal employees have been targeted viciously by the Trump…”

“I rise today in strong support of the Protect America's Workforce act, legislation that will restore the collective bargaining rights of of more than a million hardworking Federal employees have been targeted viciously by the Trump administration from the very beginning of his time in office. unnecessarily and in ways that undermine some of the core promises, Mr. Speaker, that Donald Trump made to the American people. Last year, Donald Trump and Republicans promised that you would focus on lowering costs on day one.” (01:47–01:56)

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