00:00Just for clarification purposes, because it was incorrectly reported yesterday,
00:06we have informed the federal workforce, which they've looked to do for many years,
00:11that if they're working for the federal government,
00:13they must show up to the office on time and on schedule.
00:17We don't want them to work from home because, as everyone knows,
00:26most of the time they're not working.
00:28We're requiring them to show up to work or be terminated.
00:32We think a very substantial number of people will not show up to work
00:36and therefore our government will get smaller and more efficient,
00:40and that's what we've been looking to do for many, many decades, frankly.
00:49In addition, there was a short-term pause or funding freeze
00:54on certain discretionary spending payments, such as government grants,
00:59only for us to quickly look at the scams, dishonesty, waste and abuse
01:04that's taken place in our government for too long.
01:07As was explicitly stated, this in no way affected Social Security,
01:13Medicare, Medicaid or other entitlements that Americans depend on.
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