John Hickenlooper: “Already, over 6,000 veterans have been let go.”

“The Trump administration is also firing thousands of veterans who work in other agencies. Veterans have always had preferential hiring in the federal government. Roughly 30% of the federal workers are veterans. Already, over 6,000 veterans have been let go. I mean, how could we be doing this? We've been hearing from Colorado veterans across the state who've lost their jobs, just like I was telling you about, Amelia.” (46:26–46:30)

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