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On the recordOctober 12, 2025
But my point is, Margaret, that we have to do layoffs because we have to preserve necessary resources to do the most critical things that the government does.
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J.D. Vance
Republican · Ohio

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Explaining the necessity of layoffs during the government shutdown.

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