I think we've pushed back, and I will continue to push back again and again to make sure that we interrupt this reckless. These are not thought through. There's no plan. It's just cut, cut, cut. We introduced an amendment during the reconciliation process, which, of course, they ignored. But this was an amendment seeking to reverse workforce cuts and fill frontline vacancies like at the Veteran Health Administration, particularly personnel who provide access to health care for rural veterans. (46:56–47:01)
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Asserts that an amendment was introduced during reconciliation to reverse workforce cuts, but it was ignored.
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