The real aim was 'diminishing' the workforce so 'they can transform it in the mold of Project 2025.'

We have hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have not been showing up to work.

In-person work makes us all stronger — period.

I want her to put herself out of a job, Education Department.

Veterans risked everything for this country. You think they deserve to be fired? That's not patriotism — that's pathetic.

I want you to put yourself out of a job.

be paying a lot of taxes and employing a lot of people

firing half of all Social Security workers will guarantee that seniors will stop seeing their earned benefits arrive on time and in full.

We're gonna find those guys and we're gonna send them back to work.

You don't want able-bodied workers on a program that is intended, for example, for single mothers with two small children who is just trying to make it.

We're going to find those guys and we're going to send them back to work. That's what everybody supports, that's what the Republicans are for.

the email plan is now 'voluntary' for employees to respond to Musk’s email and they will not be fired if they do not

You know why he wanted that, by the way? I thought it was great because we have people that don't show up to work.

That would mean: cancer researchers laid off, lifesaving clinical trials cancelled, and more.

fully support states that want to protect their right to work.

We are being reassured that no one at the VA who has any direct care responsibilities are being terminated or laid off.

Once you enlist in the military, they know you’re going to have that job for four years or six years, and then they can just garner your salary.

There is nothing ‘efficient’ about indiscriminately firing thousands upon thousands of workers in red and blue states whose work is badly needed.