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RFK Jr. Admits Accidental Job Cuts at HHS Due to "Doge" Process

The Young TurksMay 2, 202510 min32,449 views
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Accidental Layoffs at HHS

  • 🎯 RFK Jr. admitted that approximately 20% of job cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were made in error.
  • ⚠️ These layoffs, part of a larger push to reduce the federal workforce, affected around 10,000 positions across agencies like the FDA, CDC, and NIH.
  • 💡 RFK Jr. stated that the plan was to make 80% cuts, with the expectation that 20% would need to be reinstated due to mistakes.

Criticism of the Process

  • 🧠 Critics, including Cenk Uygur, find the explanation of
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