And unfortunately, what that does mean, Margaret, is that some federal bureaucrats are going to have to get laid off. This is not a situation that we're excited about. We want the government to reopen, but Chuck Schumer and the Democrats decided to shut down the government and we have to deal with the consequences in the administration. So that's what we're doing. Well, these aren't furloughs. These are notifications of being laid off, of losing their jobs. (06:17–06:23)
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