They're the single income earner and they have a kid or two at home. It's very challenging. Another problem I have too, is, as you know, I'm short air traffic controllers. I'm trying to get more air traffic controllers into the towers and be certified, but I'm about 1,000 to 2,000 controllers short. And so I paid experienced controllers to stay on the job and not retire. I used to have about four controllers retire a day before the shutdown. (02:38–02:49)
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