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Sean Duffy: “352 people were let go as probationary employees at the FAA…”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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Published | Video Starts at 10:22

Right, right. They just lied about it. Or the inspectors at Boeing. No one was laid because 352 people were let go as probationary employees at the FAA, which by the way is 0.8% of their workforce. They have 45,000 employees. That opened up the left to attack us and say we're firing people that have a role in critical safety. (10:22–10:32)

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Asserts that 352 probationary employees were let go from the FAA, constituting 0.8% of the workforce.

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