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On the recordMarch 6, 2025
He just said that they trusted the departments to, you know, instead of using a cudgel to use a scalpel to get rid of people that are unproductive.
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Derrick Van Orden
Republican · Wisconsin
Source
cnn.com

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Van Orden relayed Musk's preference for careful cuts rather than drastic measures.

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