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Tim Kaine: “I have 320,000 federal employees in Virginia, and together…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Kaine Joins NBC's Meet the Press to Discuss His Vote to End the Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 03:42

And I don't want them to learn that lesson. Senator, what do you say to that argument that Democrats projected weakness here. So twofold? I have 320,000 federal employees in Virginia, and together with their families, that's probably 700,000 dependents. getting them all back to work with two paychecks that they've missed restored with protections against future firings. You know, some folks like AOC may think that's nothing. (03:42–03:51)

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Asserts that there are 320,000 federal employees in Virginia, affecting approximately 700,000 dependents.

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