We just want to be treated the same as other Federal employees, and that is how I have structured it. ... I believe this should be kept very simple; that in the case of a government shutdown we are treated the same way as other Federal employees.
The speaker discusses the need for equitable treatment of federal employees during a potential government shutdown.
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