They're depriving hardworking federal employees of their paychecks, either forcing them to work without pay or furloughing them. And this from an administration that's been targeting federal employees, having Fired about 200,000 [federal employees] prior to the start of the government shutdown. And that type of extremism has, of course, continued. So let's get into that. Let's get into that because that's something I really want to talk to you about. (06:07–06:13)
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