I know that several of the senators that changed their votes said, oh, I did this for the federal employees. Really? There were 200,000 federal employees laid off by the Trump administration, fired by the Trump administration before the shutdown. We did not get one of them back. So if you did this for federal employees, you forgot 200,000 of them who needed your help and support. (05:27–05:37)
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Asserts that 200,000 federal employees were laid off by the Trump administration before the shutdown.
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