I mean, well, look, on an individual basis, there may be some people that abuse the program, but I mean, it wasn't just air traffic controllers, of course. I mean, We asked Border Patrol agents, TSA agents and many other categories of federal employees, including all the employees to keep this place in operation. Capitol Hill police officers, right? All of them. The ones that are protecting us right now. I mean, they've been working without pay. And so we have great sympathy for them. (07:33–07:41)
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