Doesn't that kind of make the Doge point that we have a lot of people working in the federal government who aren't essential, Senator? Or is that a. Is that a dumb question? No, that is absolutely what we're dealing with here. Those who are not essential are probably outnumbering those who are essential. And this is the magic again of the fact that we've got a White House team. President Trump and the team he's assembled is ready to go on this. (03:24–03:30)
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Asserts that non-essential federal employees likely outnumber essential ones.
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