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Al Gore

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
810 total appearances

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Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

So a contract for goods would be anything from trucks for the Army to buying floor mats for a federal office building for when it rains, OK, or buying yellow legal pads for the Justice Department.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

So a contract for goods would be anything from trucks for the Army to buying floor mats for a federal office building for when it rains, OK, or buying yellow legal pads for the Justice Department.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

So a contract for goods would be anything from trucks for the Army to buying floor mats for a federal office building for when it rains, OK, or buying yellow legal pads for the Justice Department.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

Services are anything from scientific expertise to NIH for cancer to janitorial services in the courthouse.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

Services are anything from scientific expertise to NIH for cancer to janitorial services in the courthouse.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

Services are anything from scientific expertise to NIH for cancer to janitorial services in the courthouse.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

The first time NOAA misses or predicts a hurricane late or the first time they're three days later in forecasting a hurricane than they should be and people don't have a chance to get out on time, what is Congress going to do? It's going to say, holy moly, put those people back, okay, or put some people back.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

The first time NOAA misses or predicts a hurricane late or the first time they're three days later in forecasting a hurricane than they should be and people don't have a chance to get out on time, what is Congress going to do? It's going to say, holy moly, put those people back, okay, or put some people back.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

The first time NOAA misses or predicts a hurricane late or the first time they're three days later in forecasting a hurricane than they should be and people don't have a chance to get out on time, what is Congress going to do? It's going to say, holy moly, put those people back, okay, or put some people back.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

And Musk quickly reinstated some of those employees. Yeah, that's right. Because of the way they did it, where they simply cut them off and they cut off their email instantly and take them out of all systems, they can't find some of them.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

And Musk quickly reinstated some of those employees. Yeah, that's right. Because of the way they did it, where they simply cut them off and they cut off their email instantly and take them out of all systems, they can't find some of them.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

And Musk quickly reinstated some of those employees. Yeah, that's right. Because of the way they did it, where they simply cut them off and they cut off their email instantly and take them out of all systems, they can't find some of them.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

Now you have a cabinet secretary sitting there, and Doge says, cut this many people, and the cabinet secretary says, hey, wait a minute, just hold your horses, right? I want to look and see.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

Now you have a cabinet secretary sitting there, and Doge says, cut this many people, and the cabinet secretary says, hey, wait a minute, just hold your horses, right? I want to look and see.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

Now you have a cabinet secretary sitting there, and Doge says, cut this many people, and the cabinet secretary says, hey, wait a minute, just hold your horses, right? I want to look and see.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

He then said, hold on, hold your horses. I under statute, the secretary of defense has to justify before he does any firing. He has to study and justify that the firing will not decrease our national defense readiness. So he had to go through that step. OK, and he's still going to cut people.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

He then said, hold on, hold your horses. I under statute, the secretary of defense has to justify before he does any firing. He has to study and justify that the firing will not decrease our national defense readiness. So he had to go through that step. OK, and he's still going to cut people.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

He then said, hold on, hold your horses. I under statute, the secretary of defense has to justify before he does any firing. He has to study and justify that the firing will not decrease our national defense readiness. So he had to go through that step. OK, and he's still going to cut people.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

But it's I'm thinking that this may happen in a less chaotic and somewhat more sensible way once there are cabinet secretaries in place.

Planet Money
The last time we shrank the federal workforce

But it's I'm thinking that this may happen in a less chaotic and somewhat more sensible way once there are cabinet secretaries in place.