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Mick Mulvaney: “Now, it is nearly impossible to fire a Federal worker. I know that because a lot of them work for me. But by simply…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
Now, it is nearly impossible to fire a Federal worker. I know that because a lot of them work for me. But by simply saying to people we are going to take you outside the bubble, outside this liberal haven of Washington, DC, they quit. What a wonderful way to streamline government.
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Mick Mulvaney
Republican · South Carolina

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Mulvaney discusses the ease of streamlining government by relocating federal workers.

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