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On the recordMarch 22, 2017
Our civilian workforce has become accustomed to hiring freezes, to furloughs, even a Government shutdown, and it is getting worse.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren discusses the negative impact of hiring freezes on the civilian workforce.

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