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Patty Murray: “There is nothing ‘efficient’ about indiscriminately firing thousands upon thousands of workers in red and blue states…”

On the recordFebruary 17, 2025
There is nothing ‘efficient’ about indiscriminately firing thousands upon thousands of workers in red and blue states whose work is badly needed.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington
Source
msnbc.com

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Murray condemns the mass firings of essential government workers.

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