The filing date was in December. I was tracking towards probably a September timeframe to make a decision whether or not I was going to run for reelection. And The disagreement with the president over the HR one was enough for me to just accelerate that. So to be intellectually honest, I was probably there anyway, but that seemed to be the right time to just set expectations on where I was going to be for the remainder of my tenure. (19:13–19:20)
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Asserts that disagreement over HR one influenced his decision not to run for reelection.
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