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Tom Suozzi

πŸ‘€ Speaker
476 total appearances

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The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

And it's almost, there's such a disdain that Musk seems to have for the importance of government and the importance of these records. And he almost like laughs it off. He doesn't realize how serious. If you have somebody in your family, he's got a mental illness. Somebody's got AIDS or somebody's, you know, on on SSI or your bank account.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

And it's almost, there's such a disdain that Musk seems to have for the importance of government and the importance of these records. And he almost like laughs it off. He doesn't realize how serious. If you have somebody in your family, he's got a mental illness. Somebody's got AIDS or somebody's, you know, on on SSI or your bank account.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

And it's almost, there's such a disdain that Musk seems to have for the importance of government and the importance of these records. And he almost like laughs it off. He doesn't realize how serious. If you have somebody in your family, he's got a mental illness. Somebody's got AIDS or somebody's, you know, on on SSI or your bank account.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

Who wants to give out that private information to somebody who hasn't even been properly cleared? It doesn't make any sense to me. So I think that people are upset by the way this is being done so cavalierly. I'm all for going after waste, fraud, and abuse. I'm all for disrupting things, but you should have a plan at least.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

Who wants to give out that private information to somebody who hasn't even been properly cleared? It doesn't make any sense to me. So I think that people are upset by the way this is being done so cavalierly. I'm all for going after waste, fraud, and abuse. I'm all for disrupting things, but you should have a plan at least.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

Who wants to give out that private information to somebody who hasn't even been properly cleared? It doesn't make any sense to me. So I think that people are upset by the way this is being done so cavalierly. I'm all for going after waste, fraud, and abuse. I'm all for disrupting things, but you should have a plan at least.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

You don't fire people who are responsible for safeguarding the nuclear stockpile. You don't fire the people that are responsible for preventing the avian flu or measles outbreaks in the middle of an avian flu or measles outbreak pandemic. I don't wanna say pandemic, it's the wrong word. You don't wanna fire people at the IRS when you're in the middle of tax season.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

You don't fire people who are responsible for safeguarding the nuclear stockpile. You don't fire the people that are responsible for preventing the avian flu or measles outbreaks in the middle of an avian flu or measles outbreak pandemic. I don't wanna say pandemic, it's the wrong word. You don't wanna fire people at the IRS when you're in the middle of tax season.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

You don't fire people who are responsible for safeguarding the nuclear stockpile. You don't fire the people that are responsible for preventing the avian flu or measles outbreaks in the middle of an avian flu or measles outbreak pandemic. I don't wanna say pandemic, it's the wrong word. You don't wanna fire people at the IRS when you're in the middle of tax season.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

I mean, they told the people, they said, we're going to give you a buyout and you can take the buyout, but you can't take it until after tax season because it's too important. We need you here during tax season. Then they went and laid people off. Why are they laying off the people at the lowest level, the probationary employees, at the lowest possible salaries?

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

I mean, they told the people, they said, we're going to give you a buyout and you can take the buyout, but you can't take it until after tax season because it's too important. We need you here during tax season. Then they went and laid people off. Why are they laying off the people at the lowest level, the probationary employees, at the lowest possible salaries?

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

I mean, they told the people, they said, we're going to give you a buyout and you can take the buyout, but you can't take it until after tax season because it's too important. We need you here during tax season. Then they went and laid people off. Why are they laying off the people at the lowest level, the probationary employees, at the lowest possible salaries?

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

Why not wait for the senior people to retire? Because there's a tradition every single year in the tens of thousands of people, let those people retire and don't replace those positions. I don't understand what they're doing. It's so chaotic. It's irresponsible.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

Why not wait for the senior people to retire? Because there's a tradition every single year in the tens of thousands of people, let those people retire and don't replace those positions. I don't understand what they're doing. It's so chaotic. It's irresponsible.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

Why not wait for the senior people to retire? Because there's a tradition every single year in the tens of thousands of people, let those people retire and don't replace those positions. I don't understand what they're doing. It's so chaotic. It's irresponsible.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

26% of the federal workforces are veterans, 26%. So in society, 5% of people who work are veterans. 26% of the federal government are veterans. We're laying these people off. What about their lives? What about their service to the country? What about the fact that we encourage them to apply for a job with the federal government? And now we're just like taking away their livelihoods?

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

26% of the federal workforces are veterans, 26%. So in society, 5% of people who work are veterans. 26% of the federal government are veterans. We're laying these people off. What about their lives? What about their service to the country? What about the fact that we encourage them to apply for a job with the federal government? And now we're just like taking away their livelihoods?

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

26% of the federal workforces are veterans, 26%. So in society, 5% of people who work are veterans. 26% of the federal government are veterans. We're laying these people off. What about their lives? What about their service to the country? What about the fact that we encourage them to apply for a job with the federal government? And now we're just like taking away their livelihoods?

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

That doesn't make any sense to me. It's like you said, it's cruel. You know, it's not only chaotic. It's not only cruel. It's unconstitutional. The way that they're doing this is unconstitutional. And some Republicans, thankfully, are starting to stand up and recognize that what's happening is unconstitutional. I think they're hearing from their constituents.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Republican Budget Chaos

That doesn't make any sense to me. It's like you said, it's cruel. You know, it's not only chaotic. It's not only cruel. It's unconstitutional. The way that they're doing this is unconstitutional. And some Republicans, thankfully, are starting to stand up and recognize that what's happening is unconstitutional. I think they're hearing from their constituents.