Al Gore

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

What was the pushback like? They pushed back on it. And in fact, the subsidy came back. Of course. A couple of years later, it came back in a lesser form, but it did come back. To Elaine, nothing felt easy to get rid of.

What was the pushback like? They pushed back on it. And in fact, the subsidy came back. Of course. A couple of years later, it came back in a lesser form, but it did come back. To Elaine, nothing felt easy to get rid of.

What was the pushback like? They pushed back on it. And in fact, the subsidy came back. Of course. A couple of years later, it came back in a lesser form, but it did come back. To Elaine, nothing felt easy to get rid of.

Oh, no, you go to Congress. Oh, you go to Congress. Yeah. To reverse the stat, they make them, they got to reverse them. So we went to Congress and we had to go one by one to some of the really old guys and convince them that we needed a new bill.

Oh, no, you go to Congress. Oh, you go to Congress. Yeah. To reverse the stat, they make them, they got to reverse them. So we went to Congress and we had to go one by one to some of the really old guys and convince them that we needed a new bill.

Oh, no, you go to Congress. Oh, you go to Congress. Yeah. To reverse the stat, they make them, they got to reverse them. So we went to Congress and we had to go one by one to some of the really old guys and convince them that we needed a new bill.

It was a process, but we passed a lot of laws. We passed, I think, about 100 laws over the seven years. So, I mean, it's not impossible.

It was a process, but we passed a lot of laws. We passed, I think, about 100 laws over the seven years. So, I mean, it's not impossible.

It was a process, but we passed a lot of laws. We passed, I think, about 100 laws over the seven years. So, I mean, it's not impossible.

Sorry, yes, running up. Yeah, so 426,000. So, like, you did fire a ton of people. Well, but remember, a lot of these were not firings. Some of them were. A lot of these were buyouts. We had buyout authority from the Congress, which these guys don't, by the way. We had hiring freezes, which these guys are using.

Sorry, yes, running up. Yeah, so 426,000. So, like, you did fire a ton of people. Well, but remember, a lot of these were not firings. Some of them were. A lot of these were buyouts. We had buyout authority from the Congress, which these guys don't, by the way. We had hiring freezes, which these guys are using.

Sorry, yes, running up. Yeah, so 426,000. So, like, you did fire a ton of people. Well, but remember, a lot of these were not firings. Some of them were. A lot of these were buyouts. We had buyout authority from the Congress, which these guys don't, by the way. We had hiring freezes, which these guys are using.

It worked. It was not as dramatic as what they're doing now. But we did have backlash. What we did not have were lawsuits. OK, nobody sued us because we went through the established channels for doing these things.

It worked. It was not as dramatic as what they're doing now. But we did have backlash. What we did not have were lawsuits. OK, nobody sued us because we went through the established channels for doing these things.

It worked. It was not as dramatic as what they're doing now. But we did have backlash. What we did not have were lawsuits. OK, nobody sued us because we went through the established channels for doing these things.

For example, not with Congress. I mean, this is the thing about Doge that's so weird, is that they're ignoring Congress so much.

For example, not with Congress. I mean, this is the thing about Doge that's so weird, is that they're ignoring Congress so much.