Mark Pocan: “21,000 people were fired. They had to bring back 12,000.”

“Many of these people were volunteering. Gotcha. When the staffing question. We were told by Secretary Kennedy that there had 21,000 people were fired. They had to bring back 12,000. which seems like a complete mess. Do you know how many people overall were let go under in the last year and a half? And how many had to be brought back?” (00:49–00:54)

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