John Hickenlooper: “We're laying off, you know, hundreds and hundreds, thousands…”

“Well, there's been an emphasis for seven or eight years to hire veterans when they come out. The people that risk their lives defending our country, shouldn't they get the first federal jobs? Well, suddenly We're laying off, you know, hundreds and hundreds, thousands of veterans. That's, I don't think what Americans want. In your, in your committee's purview, you've got the Energy Department, which is now run by your friend Chris Wright, the Energy secretary who you introduced to his confirmation hearing.” (05:41–05:46)

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