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Mazie Hirono: “One year ago today, they fired nearly half of the federal…”

Featuring: Mazie Hirono, Democratic | U.S. Senate Hawaii

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Standing Up For Our Students: One Year of Trump's RIFS at the Department of Education

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every turn, they have created chaos and create and confusion, all at the expense of 50 million students. This time last year, you may remember that Doge was firing hundreds of thousands of federal employees. One year ago today, they fired nearly half of the federal Department of education workforce. That's 2,000 employees. 2,000 public servants who shared one goal and that was to help educate our, our kids. And of course, what could be more foundational than public education? (01:05–01:15)

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