We have a lot of sympathy for the people who have, at great personal sacrifice, gone to the towers, gone to work and done their job. The president wants to reward that and that. I appreciate that sentiment. It would take an act of Congress, I'm sure, to make [rewarding federal employees] happen. But it's the right, it's the right idea. He says, I am not happy with you all caps. (07:19–07:22)
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